Swine Health - General Disease
Live-animal assay for identifying correlates of cross-protection for swine influenza virus vaccines when vaccinated in the presence of maternal antibody.
June 21, 2016By Crystal Loving
Experimental live-attenuated influenza virus (LAIV) vaccines, delivered into the nose, have been shown protect pigs against influenza infection, more so than traditional inactivated commercial...
Swine Health - PRRS
Use of interferon alpha as an immunomodulator and metaphylactic therapeutic during PRRSV outbreaks
January 14, 2016By Susan L. Brockmeier
The host response to virus infection begins almost immediately with recognition of virus by host cells leading to the production of antiviral substances such as interferons. One interferon,...
Swine Health - PRRS
Comparison of porcine high fever disease isolates of PRRSV to US isolates for their ability to cause secondary bacterial infection in swine
April 18, 2013By Susan Brockmeier
The appearance of highly-pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) isolates in Asia necessitates...
Swine Health - PRRS
PRRSV Identification by Virochip
April 1, 2013By Tracy Nicholson
Current identification and surveillance practices for PRRSV involves a few selected U.S. veterinary diagnostic laboratories performing quantitative RT-PCR and ORF5 nucleotide sequencing followed...
Swine Health - General Disease
Haemophilus parasuis Proteomics for Vaccine Design
June 7, 2012By Louisa Tabatabai
Swine Health - PRRS
Gene expression in lymph nodes of PRRSV-infected pigs
June 17, 2011By Laura Miller
The aim of this study was to acquire a better understanding of PRRS disease through a deeper knowledge of gene expression changes that occur in pulmonary lymph nodes during acute comparative porcine...
Swine Health - PRRS
Molecular Identification of Type I Interferon Antagonistic Components of PRRSV Proteins
February 25, 2011By Kay S. Faaberg
Basic knowledge of PRRSV infections and clues to successful PRRSV control have led to the discovery of type 1 interferon inhibition by several viral strains, which is purported to be instrumental in...
Swine Health - General Disease
Etiology of severe form of PMWS
June 1, 2009By Kelly Lager
The objectives of the project “Etiology of severe form of PMWS” were 1) Investigate the etiology of an apparent emerging disease complex known as “severe form of Post-weaning...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Identifying the Genetic Profile of the Salmonella-carrier Pig to Improve Food Safety and Decrease Pre-Harvest Disease
February 1, 2007By Shawn Bearson
Pigs that shed Salmonella in their feces are an animal health issue, a food safety problem and an environmental contamination risk. Our research program investigates the undesirable carrier state of...
Swine Health - General Disease
Investigating the pathogenicity of pestiviruses or pesti-like viruses isolated from recent swine epidemics
November 1, 2006By Kelly Lager
Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is a virus usually found in domestic and wild ruminants. However, a BVDV was recently isolated from a case of severe mortality (about 55%) in finishing swine. This...
