Animal Science
Pork Checkoff Research
Research is at the heart of the National Pork Board’s mission and is funded by your Pork Checkoff dollars. Research is administered in all areas of pork production, processing, and human nutrition to develop a higher quality and more profitable product in the competitive meat protein market.
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Swine Health - PRRS
Investigation of factors impacting the rate of PRRSV transmission in nursery and finisher pig flows and assessment of transmission rate and timing on economic performance
As stated in the contract, we require a lay interpretation of the project, suitable for public release by the Board. Please include contact information, should the public want to contact you...
Swine Health - PRRS
Development of cost-efficient herd testing protocols based on testing of pooled samples using ELISA
The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using pooled serum samples for detection of PRRSV-infected sow herds by ELISA. In order to achieve this objective, 113 true positive...
Swine Health - PRRS
Evaluation of a novel anti-idiotype vaccine against PRRSV infection
The primary objective of this project was to test a PRRS vaccine based on a PRRSV anti-idiotypic antibody. Subsequent to the primary objective, the intent was to determine whether effective vaccines...
Swine Health - General Disease
Evaluation of diagnostic assays for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: Their potential role in eradication success
Respiratory disease induced by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mhyo) is a problem recognized by the swine industry world-wide. Due to the significant production costs associated with Mhyo-induced...
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
Influence of corn co-products on air emissions and nutrient excretionsfrom grow-finish swine
Corn co-products are an increasingly important alternative to corn in swine diets. While there has been some research to evaluate how these co-products affect pig performance, the effect on air...
Swine Health - PRRS
Investigation into the ability of the anti-idiotype to block PRRS virus infection and characterization of a putative receptor on MARC-145 cells and porcine alveolar macrophages
PRRS is the most costly disease U.S. swine producers confront and little progress has been made in recent years to improve the situation. Prevention and control of PRRS has been difficult, in part...
Swine Health - General Disease
Development of a universal and differential serodiagnostic test for SIV
Swine influenza continues to be an economically significant respiratory disease in pigs of all ages. Serological testing is commonly employed to detect animals that have been exposed to swine...
Swine Health - PRRS
An Improved Method for PRRSV Surveillance and Monitoring
Oral fluids are inexpensive to collect. Each pen sample requires a length of cotton rope, a plastic bag, and a snap-cap plastic tube. Labor costs include the time required to place and recover the...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Salmonella prevalence during the finishing production stage
This research project was conducted with the objective of determining if the Salmonella prevalence at the end of the finishing production stage correctly represents the Salmonella status of a lot, as...
