Swine Health - General Disease
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Animal Well-being
The effect of alleyway width on sow behavior and welfare in a free-access gestation stall system
The use of traditional gestation stalls is currently under public scrutiny due to restrictions on sow movement and social interaction. But...
Swine Health - General Disease
Comparison of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) vaccine efficacy in a PCV2 positive production environment with concurrent porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) circulation
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Phage therapy to reduce transport and lairage associated increases in Salmonella infections: evaluation of delivery methods
Bacteriophages are naturally occurring microorganisms that target and destroy bacteria. Our laboratory previously demonstrated that administering bacteriophages to pigs reduces Salmonella...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Evaluation of Choice White Grease and Beef Tallow to Improve Pork Quality when Pigs are Fed Distillers Dried Grains
The feeding of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) is becoming a common place in the swine industry to help reduce feed costs. However, there can be reduced growth performance, carcass...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Evaluation of the Pork Quality of Sows Fed Diets with different levels of Distillers Dried Grains
Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) are potentially economical feed ingredients in the swine industry, especially in the Midwest. It is well known that DDGS quality varies between...
Animal Well-being
Gestating sows’ preference for open, closed and animal-controlled stall designs
This project aimed to determine the preference of pigs for stalls as a function of stall design, home housing condition and the presence of socially dominant or subordinate group members. ...
Swine Health - General Disease
Evaluation of pathogenesis of concurrent SIV and PCV2 infection in CD/CD pigs
The objectives of the project were to determine if 1) SIV infection (H1N1, not pandemic H1N1) could initiate...
Animal Science - Breeding & Genetics
Validation of commercial DNA tests for production efficiency, meat quality, and maternal traits in purebred swine
As our knowledge about the genetic factors affecting economically important traits increases, application of such information may add to the efficiency of pig improvement programs through extra...
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
Effect of soybean peroxidase activity on phenolic compounds, ammonia, and other organic compounds in swine manure
A simulated manure system was used to evaluate the potential for soybean peroxidase (SoyP) added to swine manure to control phenolic and other odorous compounds in head space air and manure. The SoyP...
