Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
Risk informed management of Salmonella in deep tissue lymph nodes
September 6, 2012By Scott Hurd
The objectives of this project were to build and parameterize a quantitative risk model of the Salmonella prevalence along the pork production chain, and therefore to apply the model in...
Environment - Environmental Footprint
Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from a Production Scale Midwestern Breeding/Gestation/Farrowing Facility
September 1, 2012By Hongwei Xin
Gaseous emissions from livestock production continue to receive increasing attention due to concerns over their environmental and health...
Environment - Air
Evaluating Nutrient (nitrogen and ortho-phosphate) Export with Subsurface Drainage Water from Spring Applied Swine Manure to Soybean Planted Sub-watersheds
August 23, 2012By Kapil Arora
The objective of this project is to evaluate the impact of spring applied swine manure for soybean crop on sub-surface drainage water quality from non-replicated sub-watersheds. To evaluate this...
Animal Well-being
On-farm validation of captive bolt technology as a single stage euthanasia method
August 19, 2012By Suzanne Millman
There has been limited published research on the use of penetrative or non- penetrating captive bolt for euthanasia of swine. The CASH...
Swine Health - General Disease
Investigating the role of PB1-F2 in the pathogenicity of circulating strains of SIV
August 18, 2012By Cathy Miller
The objectives of this study were to initiate an investigation into the impact of a newly identified influenza virus protein, PB1-F2, in swine lineage influenza virus (SIV) pathogenicity....
Swine Health - General Disease
Characterization of emerging porcine parvovirus types in the U.S. pig population
August 9, 2012By Tanja Opriessnig
Recent evidence suggests that changes are occurring with porcine parvovirus (PPV). New strains of paroviruses have been identified in pigs in some parts of the world and questions are being asked...
Swine Health - General Disease
Monitoring of a bacterial infection (Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae) via oral fluid testing
August 9, 2012By Tanja Opriessnig
Swine erysipelas, when uncontrolled, is an economically important disease caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. Pen-based collection of oral fluids has recently been successfully utilized for...
Swine Health - General Disease
Effects of enteric disease on the prevalence of fallback pigs and profitability in a commercial setting
July 24, 2012By John Patience
Pigs can be born as fallbacks, in that they have a lighter birth weight and decreased capacity for postnatal growth. However, pigs with a normal or heavy birth weights can become fallback pigs due to...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Predicting the iodine value of pork carcass fat from the iodine value of dietary fat supplied by different fat sources at different levels of inclusion in the diet
July 12, 2012By John Patience
With input costs continuously rising, the industry has been resourceful in using alternative ingredients to remain profitable. ...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Analysis of Salmonella Pre-Harvest Control Strategies
July 5, 2012By Annette O’Connor
The purpose of this project was to provide a comprehensive description of the efficacy of mandated control programs for pre-harvest Salmonella spp. used by major pork exporting/importing nations....
