Swine Health - PRRS
Serum Markers of PRRSV Infection
July 14, 2006By Michael Murtaugh
Early detection of infectious disease is crucial for preventing the spread of the infectious agent. In PRRS, current diagnostic methods mainly use the antibody response of individual pigs or herd,...
Swine Health - PRRS
Direct Physical Characterization of the PRRSV Virion
July 12, 2006By Michael Murtaugh
We have established that PRRSV-infected cells produce only one form (density) of virus and that it accounts for all of the infectivity. The virion is comprised of nucleocapsid at least 5 proteins....
Swine Health - PRRS
An assessment of 3 sanitation protocols for PRRSV-positive transport vehicles
April 4, 2006By Scott Dee
Transport is a risk factor for the spread of PRRSV between farms. To reduce this risk, several sanitation protocols have been scientifically validated. Based on these results, producers now have...
Public Health - Other
Fate of Estrogens in Pig Waste
February 9, 2006By Dr. Ashok K Singh
As discussed earlier, about 2.3 x 108 kg of manure is generated each day in the US by the pig industry. Manure is land applied because its value in supplying nutrients to crops as well as of...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Critical review on botanical extracts as alternatives production enhancers in swine production system
February 3, 2006By Sam Baidoo
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Relationship between Antibiotics in Water and Rates of Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Transfer
January 12, 2006By Randall Singer
There is growing concern about the fate of antibiotics and antibiotic residues in the environment. These compounds can potentially have selective effects on bacteria, thus amplifying the resistance...
Swine Health - PRRS
A pilot project to determine the feasibility of controlling PRRS within a selected region
January 12, 2006By Robert Morrison
The purpose of this project was to determine if pork producers within a defined region were willing to test their herds for PRRS virus, share the results with other cooperating producers, and share...
Swine Health - PRRS
Assesment Of Vertical Transmission From Parity One Sows Infected With A Low Dose And Mild Pathogenic Prrsv Isolate
December 1, 2005By Robert Morrison
In order to generate a protocol to sample lactating piglets to evaluate PRRSV chronically infected herds twelve PRRSV naïve pregnant sows were individually housed and assigned to three different...
Animal Well-being
Effect of stocking density on the welfare and performance of grow-finish pigs
October 23, 2005By John Deen
There was significant difference in ADG among pigs in various space allowance treatment groups, with lower ADG at SA0.64 compared to that at SA0.81 and SA0.88. Barring the initial period of growth...
Swine Health - General Disease
Peptide ELISA for serodiagnosis of PRRSV
September 30, 2005By Peter Plagemann
I have developed a new type ELISA using synthetic peptides as antigen for the detection of antibodies to the nucleocapsid protein of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV). This...
