Research By Topic

• Swine Nutrition & DDGS
• Swine Health, Disease Prevention & Related Research
• Environmental Management
• Swine Welfare & Swine Behavior
• On-farm Management

Research By Year

• 2009
• 2008
• 2007

2009

• Controlling aggression at grouping of gestating sows. (November 2009)

  Principal investigator: Dr. Yuzhi Li, University of Minnesota

• Development of a new method of haemophilus parasuis genotyping based on sequencing of antigen-coding genes. (December 2009)

  Principal investigator: Dr. Simone Oliveira, University of Minnesota

• Effect of training, financial incentive and attitude on treatment frequency and mortality rate of growing pigs. (December 2009)

  Principal investigator: Dr. Robert Morrison, University of Minnesota

• Gas and odor emission variability by production phase, and manure storage and treatment.(December 2009)

  Principal investigator: Drs. Chuck Clanton and David Schmidt, University of Minnesota

• Reducing the environmental footprint of swine buildings. (December 2009)

  Principal investigator: Dr. Larry Jacobson, University of Minnesota

• Reverse vaccinology to identify antigens for control of ETEC-caused post-weaning diarrhea in swine. (December 2009)

  Principal investigator: Drs. Timothy Johnson and Richard Isaacson, University of Minnesota

• Evaluation of glycerol, a biodiesel co-product, in grow-finish pig diets to support growth and improve pork quality (May 2009)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Lee Johnston, West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, Morris, Minnesota

• Use of crude glycerol, a biodiesel co-product, in diets for lactating sows (May 2009)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Lee Johnston, West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, Morris, Minnesota

• Energy determination of corn co-products fed to finishing pigs and use of in vitro OM digestibility to predict in vivo ME (May 2009)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Jerry Shurson, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota

• Effects of Increasing Glycerol and Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles on the Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Finishing Pigs (January 2009)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Mike Tokach, Extension Specialist, Swine Kansas State University

• Effects of DDGS source on growth performance and carcass characteristics of growing-finishing pigs (January 2009)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Jerry Shurson, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota

• Aerosol Transmission of PRRSV Application to the Field (January 2009)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Scott Dee, University of Minnesota

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2008

• DDGS and higher amounts of synthetic amino acids to replace soybean meal in grow-finish swine diets (May 2008)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Jerry Shurson, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota

• Ileal and total tract digestibility of fiber and starch in distillers dried grains with soluble by growing pigs (May 2008)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Jerry Shurson, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota

• Managing Your Hogs' Market Weights (June 2008)

  Principal Investigator:   Dr. Bob Morrison, Professor, CVM, University of Minnesota

• Evaluation of autogenous inactivated tissue vaccine for protection from porcine circovirus-associated diseases (PCVAD) in commercial swine farms (November 2008)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. HanSoo Joo, University of Minnesota

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2007

• Dietary Evaluation of Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles (DDGS) in Lactating Sows (October 2007)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Samuel Kofi Baidoo, Southern Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, Waseca, Minnesota

• Agents to Improve Flowability of DDGS in Commercial System (November 2007)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Lee Johnston, West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, Morris, Minnesota

• The effects of feeding diets containing 9, 15, and 30% corn dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) and DDGA withdrawal interval, on growth performance, pork quality and pork fatty acid composition in grower-finisher pigs. (2007)

• Effects of feeding diets containing increasing levels of corn dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) to grower-finisher pigs on growth performance, carcass and  pork fat quality. (2007)

• Development of swine disease surveillance and communications system for the Minnesota pork industry (December 2007)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Peter Davies, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota

• Assessing intervention strategies for controlling insect populations on farms (February 2007)

  Principal investigator: Dr. Scott Dee, University of Minnesota Swine Disease Eradication Center

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• Evaluation of glycerol, a biodiesel co-product, in grow-finish pig diets to support growth and improve pork quality (May 2009)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Lee Johnston, West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, Morris, Minnesota

• Use of crude glycerol, a biodiesel co-product, in diets for lactating sows (May 2009)

  Principal Investigator: Investigator: Dr. Lee Johnston, West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, Morris, Minnesota

• Energy determination of corn co-products fed to finishing pigs and use of in vitro OM digestibility to predict in vivo ME (May 2009)

  Principal Investigator: Investigator: Dr. Jerry Shurson, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota

• Effects of Increasing Glycerol and Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles on the Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Finishing Pigs (January 2009)

  Principal Investigator: Investigator: Dr. Mike Tokach, Extension Specialist, Swine Kansas State University

• Effects of DDGS source on growth performance and carcass characteristics of growing-finishing pigs (January 2009)

  Principal Investigator: Investigator: Dr. Jerry Shurson, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota

• DDGS and higher amounts of synthetic amino acids to replace soybean meal in grow-finish swine diets (May 2008)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Jerry Shurson, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota

• Ileal and total tract digestibility of fiber and starch in distillers dried grains with soluble by growing pigs (May 2008)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Jerry Shurson, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota

• Dietary Evaluation of Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles (DDGS) in Lactating Sows (October 2007)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Samuel Kofi Baidoo, Southern Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, Waseca, Minnesota

• Agents to Improve Flowability of DDGS in Commercial System (November 2007)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Lee Johnston, West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, Morris, Minnesota

• The effects of feeding diets containing 9, 15, and 30% corn dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) and DDGA withdrawal interval, on growth performance, pork quality and pork fatty acid composition in grower-finisher pigs. (2007)

• Effects of feeding diets containing increasing levels of corn dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) to grower-finisher pigs on growth performance, carcass and  pork fat quality. (2007)

• Reverse vaccinology to identify antigens for control of ETEC-caused post-weaning diarrhea in swine. (December 2009)

  Principal investigator: Drs. Timothy Johnson and Richard Isaacson, University of Minnesota

• Development of a new method of haemophilus parasuis genotyping based on sequencing of antigen-coding genes. (December 2009)

  Principal investigator: Dr. Simone Oliveira, University of Minnesota

• Aerosol Transmission of PRRSV Application to the Field (January 2009)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Scott Dee, University of Minnesota

• Managing Your Hogs' Market Weights (June 2008)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Bob Morrison, Professor, CVM, University of Minnesota

   

• Evaluation of autogenous inactivated tissue vaccine for protection from porcine circovirus-associated diseases (PCVAD) in commercial swine farms (November 2008)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. HanSoo Joo, University of Minnesota

• Development of swine disease surveillance and communications system for the Minnesota pork industry (December 2007)

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Peter Davies, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota

• Assessing intervention strategies for controlling insect populations on farms (February 2007)

  Principal investigator: Dr. Scott Dee, University of Minnesota Swine Disease Eradication Center

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• Gas and odor emission variability by production phase, and manure storage and treatment.(December 2009)

  Principal investigator: Drs. Chuck Clanton and David Schmidt, University of Minnesota

• Reducing the environmental footprint of swine buildings. (December 2009)

  Principal investigator: Dr. Larry Jacobson, University of Minnesota

• Evaluation of a Bio-Curtain (December 2008)

  • Principal Investigator: Dr. Richard E. Nicolai, South Dakota State University

• Controlling aggression at grouping of gestating sows. (November 2009)

  Principal investigator: Dr. Yuzhi Li, University of Minnesota

• Effect of training, financial incentive and attitude on treatment frequency and mortality rate of growing pigs. (December 2009)

  Principal investigator: Dr. Robert Morrison, University of Minnesota

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