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
Adaptation of PRRSV to genetic modifications in CD163
A meta-analysis of life cycle assessments on environmental footprints of five representative finishing swine diets
Do probiotics, an antibiotic alternative, mitigate or contribute to emergence and persistence of antimicrobial resistance in gut bacteria?
The use of antimicrobials in feed and their positive benefits on growth performance during the nursery stage of swine production system is well established. In the past, producers have widely used antimicrobials throughout the nursery stage of swine production, even…
Assessing the risk of African swine fever virus (ASFV) transmission in feed
Comparing the whole genome sequences of historical and recent Streptococcus suis strains to identify virulence factors, genes or markers responsible for pathogenesis
Novel feed processing methods of cold pelleting and fine ground corn segregation to maximize feed efficiency, nutrient utilization and economic return
Swine producers continue to grind to extremely fine particle sizes, which inherently produces a significant portion of the diet that is fine powder. The fine particles (< 150 microns) create problems in the feed manufacturing and delivery processes and feeder…
Evaluating the effects of chemical treatments to reduce the likelihood of PEDV transmission by feed manufacturing equipment.
The overall objective of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of various chemical mitigation products applied to different feed manufacturing surfaces on the reduction of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) genetic material to mitigate the risk of disease transmission…