Environment - Air
Alternative Biofilter Media Testing
October 31, 2008By Kevin Janni
Gas-phase biofilters are a proven method for reducing odor emissions from swine facilities and manure storage units. Woodchip and compost mixtures are commonly used as biofilter media. Widespread use...
Swine Health - PRRS
Development of a simple on-site diagnostic test to detect PRRSV acute infection in boar studs
October 8, 2008By Claudia Munoz-Zanai
Because PRRSV can be transmitted through artificial insemination with semen from infected animals, boar studs are constantly being monitored for the presence of PRRSV. Current monitoring protocols...
Swine Health - General Disease
Development of a surveillance system to monitor the genetic variability and molecular epidemiology of swine bacterial pathogens
June 4, 2008By Simone Oliveira
The objective of this project was to develop a surveillance system to monitor the genetic variability and molecular epidemiology of swine bacterial pathogens. The specific aims of this projects were:...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Development of Molecular Tools to Assess the Impact of Growth Promotants on Animals and Public Health
March 12, 2008By Richard Isaacson
Antibiotics are frequently used to promote the growth and improve the health of swine. While the reason why antibiotics work as growth promoters is unknown, the leading answer is because the...
Swine Health - PRRS
Analysis of prevalent environmental conditions in cases of suspected PRRSV lateral transmission between pig farms
January 4, 2008By Robert Morrison
It is not uncommon for swine herds to become infected with PRRS virus with no obvious source of the infection. In such cases, the producer and veterinarian having explored all possible routes of...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Development of Antibiotic Usage Information in Swine
November 2, 2007By John Deen
There exists global concern about the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria and their potential relationship to antimicrobial use in food animal production. Despite this, the U.S....
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Relationship between Antibiotics in Water and Rates of Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Transfer
October 31, 2007By Randall Singer
There is growing concern about the fate of antibiotics and antibiotic residues in the environment. These compounds can potentially select for antibiotic resistant bacteria, and this selection can...
Swine Health - PRRS
Implementation of a PRRSV Strain Database (Renewal)
October 30, 2007By Kay S. Faaberg
The PRRSV strain database (http://prrsv.ahc.umn.edu) has been supported by the National Pork Board for three years. The database (PRRSVdb; 7,627 unique sequences) is freely available for web-based...
Swine Health - PRRS
Elimination of PRRS virus from two regions in Minnesota
August 31, 2007By Robert Morrison
This project is an attempt to eliminate PRRS virus from all sites having pigs within two defined regions in Minnesota; eastern Rice county and Stevens County. We have completed our fourth year and...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Screening and Fate of Estrogens in Pig Excreta and Manure Samples
August 31, 2007By Dr. Ashok K Singh
Swine farming is one of the major food-animal industries in the nation. In 2003, pig growers in the US had an inventory of 59.6 million pigs and hogs1. On an average, a pig produces about 3.9 kg of...
