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Assessment of alternatives for monitoring antimicrobial use in the swine industry and design and implementation of a pilot system

Societal concerns about antibiotic use (ABU) and antibiotic resistance are a major vulnerability for the US swine industry. National and international events have led to increasing pressures for accountability regarding ABU in food animals. These include calls for better measurement…

Negative cohort study plan for the estimation of diagnostic specificity of Two PCR assays for the detection of Classical Swine Fever, African Swine Fever and Foot and Mouth disease viruses in oral fluid samples

Impact of duration of farrowing crate closure on sow welfare and piglet mortality

Identification of putative factors contributing to pelvic organ prolapse in sows

Effects of consuming red meat on the gut microbiome in young adults

Projecting changes in pig growth, pork quality, eating experience, and muscle physiology due to increasing live and carcass weights

Characteristics of Unusually Virulent Contemporary PRRSV Isolates

Evaluation, optimization, and application of “processing fluids” for PRRSV monitoring in commercial swine herds

Lipidome markers used for gilt selection

Genomic control of pork loin color, myoglobin concentration, marbling, water-holding capacity, and slice shear force, pork fat quality and fatty acid profile, and ham lean color, ham “halo” severity, and myoglobin concentration.