Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
Pork Checkoff Research
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Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Development and validation of two anti-CSFV-specific antibody competitive ELISAs with an emphasis on the differentiation of infected from C-strain vaccinated animals
Swine Health - General Disease
Comparing the whole genome sequences of historical and recent Streptococcus suis strains to identify virulence factors, genes or markers responsible for pathogenesis
Environment - Environmental Footprint
A meta-analysis of life cycle assessments on environmental footprints of five representative finishing swine diets
Swine Health - PRRS
Adaptation of PRRSV to genetic modifications in CD163
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Assessing the risk of African swine fever virus (ASFV) transmission in feed
Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
From feed to meat: investigation of the prevalence and distribution of Salmonella enterica serotype I 4,[5], 12:i: – a pathogen of interest in pork
Ensuring the safety of pork is essential for producers in order to maintain animal and human health, and also to continue serving export markets. One barrier to this is the rising occurrence of...
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Assessing the role of medium chain fatty acids as an alternative to medically important antibiotic
Research has demonstrated that medium chain fatty acids (MCFA) can serve as reduction strategies for bacterial and viral pathogens in animal feed and ingredients. However, it is unknown how the type or level of MCFA impact bacteria growt
Swine Health - PRRS
Detection and differentiation of field strains and commonly used vaccine strains of Type 2 PRRS virus in the US
PRRS remains the most economically devastating swine disease with an estimated annual loss of $664 million in the US. The PRRS genome is constantly changing, making accurate diagnosis difficult. Many...
Swine Health - Foreign Animal Disease
Development and Evaluation of a Standardized Protocol for Utilization of Swine Oral fluids for PCR detection of High Consequence Pathogens: FMD, CSF, and ASF
The primary objective of this project was to develop a standard operating procedure for the use of swine oral fluids (SOF) as a diagnostic specimen for detection of endemic viral diseases such as...
