Swine Health - General Disease
The role of boar semen in porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) transmission: Validation of diagnostic tools and determination of infectivity of PCV2 positive semen samples
June 25, 2008By Patrick Halbur
Within the past 3 years, North American has seen a marked increase in porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) associated disease (PCVAD). The rapid spread of PCVAD has raised important questions about...
Swine Health - General Disease
Understanding if porcine circovirus type 2 strain differences explain the recent Canadian outbreak
June 25, 2008By Patrick Halbur
In 2004, a marked increase in the incidence and severity of porcine circovirus associated disease (PCVAD) was observed in eastern Canada. The severe outbreaks of PCVAD in Canada, followed by similar...
Animal Science
Association of genetic markers with structural soundness and its relationship to gilt development and sow longevity
May 17, 2008By Max Rothschild
Sow longevity is a key contributor to the pork producer’s profitability. Proper gilt development and selection are important means to improve sow productive life (SPL). Breeding for more...
Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
Microbiological Risk Factors with Moisture Enhanced Fresh Pork
May 15, 2008By James S. Dickson
Fresh pork injected with brines or marinades have become very popular with the consumer. According to a 2004 nationwide retail survey (Anonymous, 2004), 45% of the retail fresh pork in the United...
Swine Health - PRRS
An Industry Education Program for Understanding the Risk Factors Associated with PRRSv Breaks in Negative or Naïve Breeding Herds
May 5, 2008By Derald Holtkamp
Public Health - Worker Health & Safety
Development and Testing of a Hydrogen Sulfide Detection System for Swine Housing
May 1, 2008By Robert Burns
Hazards conditions to human and animal health can occur in swine barns due to sudden bursts of high concentration hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas released when manure slurry is agitated during removal...
Animal Science
Association of compositional, structural soundness, health, and genetic markerstatus with the ability of a commercial line of young sows to successfullycomplete parity one
March 3, 2008By Ken Stalder
Poor sow longevity has both economic and welfare ramifications for the commercial swine industry. On the basis of PigCHAMP ™ reports, between years 1998 and 2007, the average culling frequency...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Quantization of Salmonella in transport and lairage to assess interventions for reduction of cross-contamination in pigs
October 11, 2007By D.L. Hank Harris
The sensitivity of the quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay (qPCR) was shown to be 10,000 Salmonella colony forming units of bacteria per gram of fecal matter; this means that this rapid and...
Pork Quality
Continued selection for rapid growth: Implications for pork quality
August 1, 2007By Steven Lonergan
Swine Health - PRRS
Prevention of PRRS by antibody administration
July 24, 2007By D.L. Hank Harris
The objectives were to determine if a practical method of producing antibodies to PRRSV could be found which would neutralize all strains of the virus. The naturally occurring ambient strains of...
