Modeling Conductive Heat Transfer Through and Around Grow-Finish Pigs
Project Cross-Neutralizing Antibodies as Predictors of Protection
Determining the Minimal Floor Space Allowance for Gestating Sows Kept in Pens with Electronic Sow Feeders
Does prevalence of influenza A virus at weaning influence disease transmission rates, clinical manifestation of disease, and production performance?
Influenza is a major respiratory disease of pigs. Influenza causes reduction in pig’s performance and is a public health concern given that strains with pandemic potential can emerge in pigs. The main strategy to control influenza in pigs is sow…
Tail-biting in growing-finishing pigs
Background: Tail biting is a common problem in swine production. Tail biting not only causes economic losses for pork producers, but also results in major negative implications for welfare of pigs. Currently, the common method to prevent tail biting is…
PED virus re-infection rate of sow herds, associated risk factors, production impact and time to achieve stability
The purpose of this study was to quantify the rate of sow herds re-breaking with PED virus and evaluate the impact on performance. The study involved participants’ data from an existing program called the Swine Health Monitoring Project (SHMP). In…
Use of animal movement data and epidemiological modeling to identify premises at high risk of infection in the event of a foot-and-mouth disease epidemic
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is one of the most contagious and economically relevant diseases affecting livestock and is rapidly transmitted between hosts. Fortunately, the US swine industry has not experienced an FMD epidemic for almost a century. However, the…
Gut physiology and metabolomics profile of pigs fed diets with carbohydrases enzymes and distillers dried grains with solubles
Feeding high fiber feed ingredients (e.g. wheat middlings and corn distillers dried grains with solubles) significantly decreases feed efficiency of pigs. However, the addition of carbohydrase enzymes to feed offer the potential to partially overcome these reductions in feed efficiency.…