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Minnesota Pork Checkoff Funded Research

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

Non-Pork Checkoff Funded Research

Scientific Assessment of the Welfare of Dry Sows Kept in Individual Accommodation

Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST). 2009. Scientific Assessment of the Welfare of Dry Sows Kept in Individual Accommodations. Issue Paper 42. CAST, Ames, Iowa.

U.S. Hog Marketing Contract Study

January 2009

Glenn Grimes, Professor Emeritus and Ron Plain, Professor, University of Missouri

 

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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Swine Nutrition & Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles

  • 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)

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Swine Health, Disease Prevention & Related Research

  • 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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Environmental Management

  • 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
Swine Welfare & Swine Behavior
  • Controlling aggression at grouping of gestating sows. (November 2009)

    Principal investigator: Dr. Yuzhi Li, University of Minnesota

On-Farm and Facility Management
  • 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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