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Showing only stories from the Research category: Research topics of interest to swine veterinarians. -- show all categories

Including Spray Dried Animal Plasma in Weaned Pig Diets Mitigates Negative Effects of Deoxynivalenol
June 18, 2013 —  [Research]
Research conducted by the Prairie Swine Centre has shown including spray dried animal plasma in the diets of newly weaned piglets to be an effective strategy for mitigating the negative effects of...

Research Shows Biofiltration Effective in Removing Airborne Contaminants from Swine Barns
May 22, 2013 —  [Research]
Research conducted by the Research and Development Institute for the Agri-Environment has shown biological filtration to be an effective option for removing various contaminants from the air of swine...

Pig Stress Syndrome Linked to Gene Defect
May 1, 2013 —  [Research]
A defect in a gene called dystrophin is the cause of a newly discovered stress syndrome in pigs, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have found. Stress-related issues like transportation...

Development of Vaccine for Swine Influenza 'A' Virus Using a Unique Carrier-Adjuvant
April 3, 2013 —  [Research]
Influenza A virus causes a highly contagious respiratory disease in a variety of hosts, including humans and pigs. Pigs as an intermediate host facilitate the genetic reassortment between avian and...

Sow Temperament Shows Potential as Selection Tool for Breeding Sows
February 13, 2013 —  [Research]
Research conducted by the Prairie Swine Centre suggests the temperament of the sow can be used to identify those sows best suited to particular housing systems. The Saskatoon based Prairie Swine...

New Booklet Sumarizes Checkoff-funded Research Spanning Nine Years
January 16, 2013 —  [Research]
The Pork Checkoff recently distributed the General Swine Disease & Foreign Animal Disease Research booklet to over 42,000 pork producers and allied industry members across the country. The...

FY2013 “Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases” Interagency Program
November 28, 2012 —  [Research]
The Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases program supports research on the ecological, evolutionary, and socio-ecological principles and processes that influence the transmission dynamics of...

2013 AFRI Foundational Request For Applications
November 14, 2012 —  [Research]
USDA-NIFA is announcing funding opportunities for animal health, animal welfare, food safety and nanotechnology research applications. Application information is available online. Programs related...

FY2013 “Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases” Interagency Program
November 7, 2012 —  [Research]
The Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases program supports research on the ecological, evolutionary, and socio-ecological principles and processes that influence the transmission dynamics of...

2013 AFRI Foundational Request For Applications
October 31, 2012 —  [Research]
USDA-NIFA is announcing funding opportunities for animal health, animal welfare, food safety and nanotechnology research applications. Application information is available online. Programs related...

NIFA Releases Requests for Applications for AFRI Foundational Program
October 24, 2012 —  [Research]
The United States of Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today released the request for applications (RFA) for the Agriculture and Food Research...

Scientists Use New Method to Help Reduce Piglet Mortality
October 11, 2012 —  [Research]
To help increase the survival of newborn piglets, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a new method that predicts animals' mortality and nursing ability. Physiologist...

FY2013 “Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases” Interagency Program
October 3, 2012 —  [Research]
The Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases program supports research on the ecological, evolutionary, and socio-ecological principles and processes that influence the transmission dynamics of...

FY2013 “Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases” Interagency Program
September 5, 2012 —  [Research]
The Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases program supports research on the ecological, evolutionary, and socio-ecological principles and processes that influence the transmission dynamics of...

Prairie Swine Centre Releases Annual Research Report
August 22, 2012 —  [Research]
The Prairie Swine Centre Inc., located near Saskatoon, has just released the 2011 edition of the Annual Research Report which provides insight into a wide range of industry challenges and...

Swine Flu Present in Many 'Healthy' Farm-Show Pigs, UF Researchers Report
August 22, 2012 —  [Research]
Despite their healthy appearance, several pigs on show at a 2009 U.S. state fair competition were infected with swine flu, according to a new study by University of Florida infectious disease...

USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System Accepting Preproposals for Use of its Serum Bank
June 27, 2012 —  [Research]
The USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) is accepting preproposals to conduct research on its banked sera and linked animal management and demographic data, collected during...

USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System Accepting Preproposals for Use of its Serum Bank
June 13, 2012 —  [Research]
The USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) is accepting preproposals to conduct research on its banked sera and linked animal management and demographic data, collected during...

USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System Accepting Preproposals for Use of its Serum Bank
May 16, 2012 —  [Research]
The USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) is accepting preproposals to conduct research on its banked sera and linked animal management and demographic data, collected during...

'Bubble Boy Disease' found in Swine, Research Focuses on Applicable Cure for Humans [edited]
May 8, 2012 —  [Research]
Researchers at Iowa State have discovered the “bubble boy syndrome,” otherwise known as SCID, in swine. According to the National Human Genome Research Institute, SCID, or severe combined...

USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System Accepting Preproposals for Use of its Serum Bank
April 18, 2012 —  [Research]
The USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) is accepting preproposals to conduct research on its banked sera and linked animal management and demographic data, collected during...

Checkoff Research Looks at Top Reasons Producers Cull Sows
March 28, 2012 —  [Research]
The U.S. sow herd experiences a greater than 50 percent replacement rate annually, an average parity at culling of 3.5 to 3.8 and fewer than 40 pigs produced during a sow’s lifetime, according to Ken...

NIOSH Funds Study of Occupational Safety and MRSA in Swine Veterinarians
March 7, 2012 — Peter Davies [Research]
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has funded a study of occupational safety in US swine veterinarians, including a long term study of Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA...

NIOSH Funds Study of Occupational Safety and MRSA in Swine Veterinarians
February 22, 2012 — Peter Davies [Research]
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has funded a study of occupational safety in US swine veterinarians, including a long term study of Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA...

NIOSH Funds Study of Occupational Safety and MRSA in Swine Veterinarians
February 8, 2012 — Peter Davies [Research]
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has funded a study of occupational safety in US swine veterinarians, including a long term study of Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA...

$75,000 Annual Advancement in PRRS Research Award – Submission Deadline is January 1, 2012
December 21, 2011 —  [Research]
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) education and research has increased over the past 10 years, yet there is still more to be learned about this profit robbing disease. In keeping...

Latest Swine Research Available Online
December 14, 2011 —  [Research]
Summaries on the latest swine research conducted by Kansas State University are now available on the university's Web site. The 2011 Swine Day Report of Progress (Kansas State publication SRP 1056)...

Advancement in PRRS Research Award Proposal Submissions Due January 1
December 14, 2011 —  [Research]
In keeping with annual tradition, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) is announcing a call for proposal submissions for its annual Advancement in PRRS Research Award. A total amount of...

$75,000 Annual Advancement in PRRS Research Award – Submission Deadline is January 1, 2012
December 7, 2011 —  [Research]
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) education and research has increased over the past 10 years, yet there is still more to be learned about this profit robbing disease. In keeping...

Advancement in PRRS Research Award Proposal Submissions Due January 1
November 30, 2011 —  [Research]
In keeping with annual tradition, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) is announcing a call for proposal submissions for its annual Advancement in PRRS Research Award. A total amount of...

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Category abbreviations: AASV=Membership information, announcements, and other information from the American Association of Swine Veterinarians; Abs.=Abstracts from journal articles of general interest to swine veterinarians.; ALERT=Used to create email alerts; An.H.=Animal Health; Conf.=Conference announcements and other continuing education opportunities; FAD="Foreign" Animal Disease and other news most significant to regions outside of North America.; Food=Food Safety; Gov.=Information about legislation, regulations, and rulemaking that may affect the swine industry or swine veterinarians.; Hum.H.=Human health; Ind.=News from the pork industry, including NPPC and Pork Board activities.; International=Information regarding swine health and production internationally.; Jobs=Position announcements, primarily seeking swine veterinarians.; Meet=Provides a short synopsis of meetings of importance to swine veterinarians.; News=Agriculture related news events.; Nutr.=Swine nutrition; OP-ED=Opinion or editorial articles expressing the thoughts of individual Association members.; Pharm.=Pharmaceuticals and biologicals; PRRS=Articles from the AASV PRRS Task Force; Practice=Information associated with practice management or development.; Research=Research topics of interest to swine veterinarians.; Students=Information of interest to AASV student members.; USDA=US Dept. of Agriculture activities of interest to swine veterinarians.; Welfare=Animal welfare issues