Extent of contamination, quantification and survival of PEDV in fomites and effect of disinfectants on swine coronaviruses
October 5, 2015By Montse Torremorell
This study was designed to assess the survivability of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) in fomites and determine the efficacy of four commonly used disinfectants against the three swine enteric...
National Swine Health Monitor project: incidence and factors associated with transmission and control of PED virus
September 27, 2015By Robert B. Morrison
The short term objective of this project was to yield better understanding of the epidemiology and field ecology of PEDv and the relative impact of specific management decisions on the risks of...
Miscellaneous studies on PEDV (porcine epidemic diarrhea virus) survival
September 3, 2015By Sagar M. Goyal
This study was undertaken to determine the effect of lime and pH on three porcine enteric coronaviruses;
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Systematic Review of Antibiotic Resistance of Public Health Importance in Environments near Swine Operations
August 31, 2015By Randall Singer
Systematic reviews are a rigorous knowledge synthesis technique first developed in the health sciences to summarize information from numerous randomized trials examining the clinical efficacy of an...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Evaluation of an in vitro digestibility procedure for dietary fiber in high fiber feed ingredients fed to growing pigs
August 7, 2015By Gerald Shurson
Use of high fiber feed ingredients in commercial swine diets is a common strategy to decrease feed costs during times of high corn and soybean meal prices. However, the addition of high fiber...
Public Health - MRSA
Prevalence and characterization of Staphylococcus aureus in pigs in the USA
August 3, 2015By Peter Davies
Over the last 10 years, concerns have grown about the possible importance of livestock reservoirs as a source of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). S. aureus is a normal...
PEDV Feedback Protocol Optimization to Improve Immunity and Productivity
April 8, 2015By Michael P. Murtaugh
The take-home messages for producers are that simple feedback protocols induce good immunity, protection is durable for months, serology can be improved, and lactogenic immunity appears dependent on...
Swine Health - General Disease
Environmental stability of PDCoV (porcine delta coronavirus)
March 31, 2015By Sagar M. Goyal
Feasibility of viability PCR and ex-vivo bioassay to detect viable PED virus in feed. Identification
February 13, 2015By Montse Torremorell
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) was first detected in the United States in April 2013, spread rapidly, affected most of the swine...
PEDV antibody-based diagnostic test improvement for evaluation of immunity in milk, feces, and serum
February 2, 2015By Michael P. Murtaugh
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), an enteric coronavirus related to transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV), appeared suddenly in the United States in April 2013. Epidemic sow herd...
