Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Influence of grass hedges on the transport of antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance genes, and antimicrobial resistant pathogens after land application of swine manure
August 13, 2014By Shannon Bartelt-Hunt
Pork production is a significant component of the US economy. Swine manure has commonly been applied to land as a soil amendment for crop production, as it provides a valuable source of nutrients...
Swine Health - PRRS
PRRSV protective immunity of broad spectrum: Strategies to induce pan-neutralizing antibodies in a pig
July 8, 2014By Fernando Osorio
The betterment of PRRSV vaccines is a national priority for the swine industry and for USDA as well. National Pork Board’s Swine Research Program and also USDA-AFRI-NIFA research program assign...
Animal Science - Breeding & Genetics
Genome-wide association analyses of sow reproduction and lifetime productivity
February 28, 2013By Daniel Ciobanu
Concurrent with increased prolificacy, high sow death losses and replacement rates are serious economic and welfare issues facing producers. Reproductive failure is the most frequent reason for...
Environment - Other
A Nebraska Odor Footprint Tool for Planning Pork Facilities
July 1, 2004By Rick Koelsch
Swine Health - PRRS
Genetic Resistance to Porcine Reproductive Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV)
February 10, 2004By Rodger K. Johnson
In the experiment pigs of two distinctly different populations were challenged with PRRS virus. The lines differed in physiological responses to virus (body temperature, weight gain, ability to...
Swine Health - General Disease
Transmission of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrom Virus (PRRSV) to Age-matched Sentinel Pigs
December 23, 1999By Robert W. Wills
Animal Science - Breeding & Genetics
Monitoring Package Temperature During Shipment of Extended Swine Semen
October 11, 1999By Robert W. Wills
Swine Health - General Disease
Susceptibility of selected non-swine species to infectino with PRRS virus
October 11, 1999By Robert W. Wills