PDCoV ELISA development
Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) was first identified in the United States in February 2014 in pigs with unexplained diarrheal disease in which PDCoV was later observed to be present. Diagnosis of...
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Risk assessment of feed ingredients of porcine origin as vehicles for transmission of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV)
Risk assessment is a set of formal methods used to try to quantify risk associated with a defined activity. Generally it involves integrating all the information that can be found on the...
Interventions to control PEDv (porcine epidemic diarrhea virus) in feed and feed ingredients
We studied the effect of low heat (600C, 700C, 800C, and 900C); high heat (1200C, 1300C, 1400C, and 1450C); irradiation; and the addition of drying agents/acidifiers on the killing of PEDV in swine...
Environment - Air
Determining PM and Odor Emission Reductions of a Geothermal Heating/Cooling System in a Grow-Finish Building
Throughout the U.S. there is a regulatory push to lower emissions of varies air pollutants from swine production facilities. The primary objective of this project was to determine if reductions in...
Swine Health - PRRS
Impact of pig farm density on incidence of PRRS in a cohort of sow herds
This project was designed to measure the incidence of PRRS infection in a cohort of US sow herds. Additionally, it sought to conduct a risk assessment based on the density of swine farms around...
Swine Health - PRRS
Further development of an integrated mapping service to support regional control & elimination of PRRS virus
There are approximately 20 regional PRRS projects in the United States in various stages of progress. Each coordinator has their own approach to the challenges of mapping the region, many depending...
Public Health - Other Zoonotic Diseases
Evaluation of the electrostatic particle ionization technology to decrease the risk of zoonotic infections.
Influenza A virus (IAV) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) are important swine pathogens able to transmit via aerosol and with potential to affect human health. The electrostatic particle...
Environment - Air
Testing the effectiveness of a naturally occurring adsorbent to improve mitigation of multiple air emissions from swine buildings
Objectives: Biofiltration is a proven method to reduce odor and gas emissions from swine buildings and manure storage units. Biofilter media selection and moisture content fluctuations...
Development and validation of diagnostic testing detection for antigen and antibody detection for PEDv
Since the introduction of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) in the United States, millions of piglets have died. Key items are needed to be address to further initial PEDV research and...
Swine Health - PRRS
Review of literature for epidemiology and control of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSV) in North America: lessons learned and knowledge gaps
In 1989, a syndrome characterized by reproductive disorders in sow herds and respiratory disease in growing pigs was first reported in the southeastern United States (US) and disease reports...
