Public Health - Salmonella
Evaluate the dissemination of Salmonella in the environment following land application of swine manure
August 3, 2015By Siddhartha Thakur
There is tremendous pressure on the US pork industry to ban the prophylactic and growth promotion use of antimicrobials in feed due to the generation of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacterial...
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
A study to correlate procaine penicillin G in tissues, plasma and oral fluids of sows and determine environmental transfer of penicillin to untreated sows
August 1, 2015By Locke Karriker
Procaine penicillin G (PPG) residues are the most common violative residues detected in swine at slaughter (FSIS 2014). Recently, the United State Department of Agriculture Food Safety...
Public Health - MRSA
Alternatives to antibiotics? Effects on MRSA prevalence in swine production systems
July 9, 2015By H. Morgan Scott
Antimicrobial resistant bacteria in animal products are of major public health concern. The concerns about prudent use of antimicrobials have largely focused on feed grade antibiotic products...
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Strategy to preserve efficacies of antimicrobials against important swine pathogens
September 24, 2014By Robin C. Anderson
Naturally occurring efflux pump inhibitors have been shown to significantly inhibit the activity of efflux pumps contributing to antimicrobial resistance by many bacteria, particularly against...
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...
Public Health - Other Zoonotic Diseases
sessing predominant transmission routes for Toxoplasma gondii using NHANES 2007-2010
August 1, 2014By Dolores Hill
Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, is one of the most common parasitic infections of humans and other warmblooded animals. It has been found worldwide, and nearly one third of humanity has...
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Occurrence and Movement of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Resistance Genes in Tile-Drained Agricultural Fields Receiving Swine Manure Application
July 23, 2014By Michelle Soupir
The use of antibiotics by the swine industry to increase production efficiency and treat disease is thought to contribute to antibiotic resistance in the environment. When manure from hog operations...
Public Health - Influenza
Determining viral load and persistence of influenza A in aerosols and on surfaces of swine production facilities
July 11, 2014By Peter Rabinowitz
Although influenza A is capable of significant impacts in swine production, including the possibility of transmission between pigs and people, little is known of the exposure risks for viral...
Public Health - Other Zoonotic Diseases
Evaluation of the electrostatic particle ionization technology to decrease the risk of zoonotic infections.
July 1, 2014By Montse Torremorell
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...
Public Health - Worker Health & Safety
The Impact of Pig Health on Public Health: Quantitative Data for Risk Assessments
May 1, 2014By Alejandro Ramirez|Scott Hurd
The objectives of this study were three-fold: (i) develop a national estimate for peelout prevalence in swine carcasses, (ii) determine if...
