Animal Well-being
Depopulation methods in swine: what has been done and what are the knowledge gaps
November 24, 2021By Andrew Bowman
Mass depopulation refers to the need of ending the life of large numbers of animals due to emergencies. This need could arise, for example, when we face disease epidemics (especially for pathogens...
Swine Health - General Disease
Comparative pathogenesis of different porcine rotavirus C (RVC) genotypes and correlation between maternal immune status and RVC diarrhea prevalence in suckling piglets
February 26, 2021By Anastasia Vlosova
Swine Health - General Disease
An efficacious corn-based nanoparticle influenza vaccine for pigs
March 29, 2020By Renukaradhya Gourapura
Public Health - Influenza
Continuation of evaluation of influenza dynamics in exhibition swine at jackpot shows
July 1, 2017By Andrew Bowman
Evaluation of mucosal B cell response to PEDV in infected sows
September 29, 2015By Renukaradhya Gourapura
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) has rapidly become one of the most economically devastating enteric diseases in the US swine industry. The virus is most severe in neonatal pigs with mortality...
Swine Health - General Disease
Genogroup A, B and C porcine rotaviruses: Prevalence and implications for effective vaccines
February 16, 2015By Linda J. Saif
Our study provides critical information on high genetic and antigenic diversity of porcine RVs (PRVs) confirming that the existing PRV...
Swine Health - PRRS
Development of PRRS virus-like-particles containing nanoparticle vaccine and its evaluation in pigs
December 1, 2014By Renukaradhya Gourapura
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is a chronic and economically important viral disease of pigs. Currently used PRRS virus (PRRSV) vaccines have failed to completely protect...
The effect of disinfection practices on RT-PCR detection of PEDv
December 1, 2014By Andrew Bowman
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is causing significant damage to the United States pork industry. Rapid dissemination of this highly contagious virus across the nation has occurred,...
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Monitoring of Antimicrobial Resistance in Food Animal Production: Partnership between National Antimicrobial resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) and Academia
October 3, 2013By Wondwossen Gebreyes
Collaborative partners including four Universities (Ohio State, Minnesota, North Carolina State and Iowa State), industry and federal...
Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Impact of ceftiofur use on the dissemination of resistant enteric bacteria in finishing swine populations
August 10, 2012By Thomas Wittum
The antibiotics Exceed and Excenel are two formulations of the cephalosporin drug ceftiofur that are commonly used to treat finishing pigs in the US. Our object was to understand the relationship...
