Environment
Effectiveness of Shallow Burial with Carbon with Low-Quality Carbon Material
December 10, 2024By Gary A. Flory
This research evaluates whether low-quality carbon feedstocks can be used effectively in SBC systems, providing critical information for swine producers looking for practical solutions during disease emergencies. It also investigates the impact of grinding carcasses on the SBC process, exploring whether pre-processing can accelerate decomposition and further mitigate environmental risks.
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Mass Composting of Swine Slurry
December 4, 2024By Gary A. Flory
This project will address several concerns related to composting slurry/manure.
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Evaluation of Lyophilization on Efficacy of African Swine Fever Vaccine Candidate ASFV-G-DI177L
November 20, 2024By Douglas Gladue
This study was to evaluate the ability of the vaccine to be lyophilized, and the stability of the vaccine under different storage conditions.
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Investigating the Use of Novel Antemortem and Postmortem Sample Types for Detection of African Swine Fever Virus Infection after Natural Consumption
November 19, 2024By Dr. Megan Niederwerder
Overall, this study provides data on novel diagnostic sample types in a unique natural consumption model with potential benefits towards enhanced surveillance and early ASFV detection.
Human Nutrition
A Survey of Nitrate and Nitrite in Selected Food in the USA
August 5, 2024By Dennis R. Buege, PhD
This project was designed to determine the current nitrite and nitrate content in foods other than processed meats.
Human Nutrition
Fresh Pork in the Hispanic Thrifty Food Plan (H-TFP): A Modeling Analysis of Culturally Relevant Lowest-Cost Healthy Diets
July 15, 2024By Matthieu Maillot, Ph.D
This study was used to develop a Hispanic version of the USDA Thrifty Food Plan 2021 (H-TFP 2021) that was more closely linked to the observed eating patterns of that population.
Environment - Environmental Footprint
Production Analysis Summary for U.S. Pork Industry: 2019-2023
June 28, 2024
The goal of this production analysis is to aid the pork industry in improving efficiency. This is done through an analysis of anonymous production data using a standardized set of business logic and...
Animal Science - Swine Nutrition
Increasing Feed Efficiency by Attenuating the Transportation Stress Response in Nursery Piglets through L-Tryptophan Supplementation
April 2, 2024By John Scott Radcliffe
The objective of this experiment was to mitigate the adverse effects of early life transport stress on subsequent immune challenges by providing supplemental Tryptophan (Trp) during the nursery period.
Human Nutrition
The place of pork in sustainable healthy diets
March 22, 2024By Adam Drewnowski
The present goal was to examine the sustainability of pork meat protein with reference to nutrition, affordability, environmental impact, and future food demand.
Human Nutrition
Comprehensive Sensory and Flavor Nuances of Pork Protein and Fat
March 22, 2024By Lisbeth Ankersen, M.Sc., CEO
The study highlights the versatile flavor nuances and textures of pork and demonstrate the possibilities of the various traditional and untraditional cuts and the effect of various preparation methods on flavor and texture.
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Systematic Discovery of ASFV Determinants of Virulence to Improve the Safety Profile of First Generation Live-Attenuated ASFV Vaccines
March 15, 2024By Douglas Gladue
In this study we aimed to identify proteins in ASFV using serum containing antibodies from animals with live-attenuated vaccinated animals, that could be used as targets for a serological assay to differentiate between vaccinated and infected animals, these identified proteins were attempted to be deleted from a field isolate of highly pathogenic ASFV, to determine if they could be deleted.
