Swine Health - General Disease
Comparison of Serological Assays in Diagnosing Differing Serotypes of Swine Influenza Virus
August 29, 2005By Eileen Thacker
Respiratory disease caused by swine influenza virus (SIV) has become a serious health and economic problem to the U.S. swine industry. Prior to 1998, SIV in the U.S. swine population consisted of...
Pork Quality
The Effect of Long Term Selection for Reduced Backfat and Increased Loin Muscle Area on Meat and Eating Quality Traits in Duroc Swine
May 28, 2005By Tom Baas
In order to remain competitive in the future, it is important that pork producers develop a way to differentiate their product. Fresh pork quality is continuing to become increasingly important and...
Swine Health - General Disease
Feasibility of DNA Vaccines for Eliciting Protection Against Pasteurella multocida and Bordetella bronchiseptica in Swine
April 29, 2005By Karen B. Register
The bacteria P. multocida and B. bronchiseptica are widespread and costly swine pathogens. They have multiple roles in respiratory disease and both contribute to complicated respiratory infections...
Animal Science
Litter Size Produced by Gilts Divergently Selected on Reproductive Components: Terminal Evaluation
February 25, 2005By Tim Safranski
The high prolificacy of the Meishan pig has been linked in part to the high placental efficiency (ratio of piglet weight to the weight of its placenta) displayed by its conceptuses. An early report...
Swine Health - General Disease
Investigation into the Ability of Anti-Idiotypic Antibodies to Protect Pigs from Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus
February 10, 2005By En-Min Zhou
PRRS is the most costly disease U.S. swine producers confront and little progress has been made in recent years to improve the situation. Prevention and control of PRRS has been difficult, in part...
Swine Health - General Disease
The immunological significance of PRRS virus genetic variation
February 4, 2005By Kyoung-Jin Yoon
A high rate of genetic and antigenic variability is known to exist among PRRS viruses and has garnered great attention from the swine industry since such a phenotypic variation is perceived to...
Swine Health - General Disease
The influence of maternal antibody against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection and the effect of a killed PRRSV vaccine in increasing the level of maternal antibody
October 7, 2004By Eileen Thacker
PRRSV-positive sow herds can produce PRRSV-negative pigs. This phenomenon is important in herd stabilization against PRRSV-induced disease. One possible explanation of this phenomenon would be that...
Pork Quality
Proteomic Analysis of PSE Susceptible Animals
September 30, 2004By Dr. Michael Zeece|Dr. Steve Jones
With the advent of molecular biology techniques it is possible to examine cellular events that cause problems in the quality of the meat. One such technique is called proteomics. The rationale for...
Environment - Other
Conversion of Hog Manure to Diesel Fuel
September 20, 2004By Richard Russell
Swine Health - General Disease
Immunomodulation of humoral immunity in PRRSV-infected piglets
July 7, 2004By John Butler
PRRS is caused by a virus that causes the host's immune system to malfunction much in the same manner in which infectious agents can trigger the onset of autoimmune syndromes like Lupus or rheumatoid...
