The National Pork Producers Council, in cooperation with the
National Pork Board, financially supports and encourages research
that will create more efficient production and marketing of higher
quality pork products in a safe and responsible manner. This industry-sponsored
research has strong positive impact on the enhancement of pork
producers' opportunity for profit, at the same time assisting
them in the production of a high-quality, safe, nutritious product
that is desired by consumers.
From checkoff funds, pork producers allocated $1,500,000 in
competitive grant research projects during 1999. The contracts
for these projects begin in 2000. The research funds are allocated
in the following areas:
In most cases, additional funding from other sources enhances
producer funding, including the federal government. That makes
the total impact much greater than the initial producer checkoff
grant. Below and continuing on the next page is a listing of the
projects funded for the year 2000, with the investigating institution
and primary investigator.
Organization
|
Primary Investigator
|
Project Title
|
| ECONOMICS |
| Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station |
Jeffrey Gillespie |
Selection of Business Arrangements and Support
for the Pork Checkoff Program by United States Pork Producers |
| ENVIRONMENT |
| University of Minnesota |
Michael A. Schmitt |
Agronomic Feasibility of Growing Low-Phytate
Corn |
| North Carolina State University |
Jerry Spears |
Effect of Dietary Boron Supplementation on Phosphorus
and Nitrogen Excretion in the Growing Pig |
| North Carolina State University |
Theo van Kempen |
Alternative Calcium and Phosphorus Sources for
Reducing Ammonia Emission Through Manipulation of Excreta pH |
| Michigan State University |
Nathalie L. Trottier |
Interactive Effect of Crude Protein Reduction
and Fermentable Fibers on Nitrogen Metabolism, Ammonia Utilization,
and Slurry Composition in the Growing Pig |
| USDA, ARS, Midwest Area |
Thomas J. Sauer |
Measurement and Prediction of Phosphorus Transport
from Swine Manure at the Watershed Scale |
| Arise Research and Discovery, Inc. |
Roy M. Stephen |
Phosphorus Level Loading by Swine Effluent in
a Field Injected Laboratory to Examine River Basin and Watershed
Water Quality in Surface Water Runoff and Tile Water Discharge |
| Michigan State University |
R.D. von Bemuth |
Impact of Odor and Dust on Pig Performance |
| Iowa State University |
Wendy Powers |
Protocol Development for Measurement of Trace
Gases Associated with Odor |
| ENVIRONMENTAL/PUBLIC
HEALTH |
| The Ohio State University |
Gary L. Bowman |
Evaluation of Dust and Pathogens in Air Exhausted
from Swine Facilities |
| SWINE HEALTH |
|
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| Iowa State University |
F. Chris Minion |
Evaluation of a New Vaccine Approach Against
Mycoplasma pneumonia |
| University of Minnesota |
Scott A. Dee |
Assessing the Efficacy of Test and Removal for
the Elimination of PRRSV from a 2500-Sow Herd with a History
of PRRSV Vaccination |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Robert W. Wills |
Relationship of Distributions of Serological
Responses to Occurrence of Respiratory Disease in Finisher Pigs |
| Iowa State University |
Patrick G. Halbur |
Development of Improved Streptococcus suis Vaccines
for Control of PRRS Virus and S. suis Co-infection |
| Iowa State University |
Kyoung-Jin Yoon |
Genetic and Antigenic Stability of PRRS Virus
in Persistently Infected Pigs |
| North Carolina State University |
Monte B. McCaw |
Characterization of PRRSV Antibody and rtPCR
Responses Following Challenge with High Doses of Homologous (Same)
Strain Virus in Pigs that are ELISA Seronegative after Multiple
Low Dose Immunizations |
| The Ohio State University |
Linda J. Saif |
Transmissible Gastroenteritis Coronavirus (TGEV)
and Porcine Respiratory Coronavirus (PRCV): Detection, Differentiation,
and Molecular and Pathologic Characterization of Recent Field
Strains |
| The Ohio State University |
Steven Krakowka |
Macrophage Activation and Development of Porcine
Circovirus Wasting Disease |
| Iowa State University |
Steven D. Sorden |
Role of Maternal Immunity to Type-2 Porcine
Circovirus and PRRSV Co-infection in the Pathogenesis of PMWS |
| Iowa State University |
Patrick G. Halbur |
Transmission of Swine Hepatitis E Virus in Frozen
Pork |
| USDA, ARS, Midwest Area |
Ronald D. Wesley |
Long-Lasting, Vaccine-Induced Immunity for Swine
Flu (H3N2) |
| University of Minnesota |
Carlos Pijoan |
Use of Uncapsulated Haemophilus parasuis Vaccine
in Pigs |
| Tuskegee University |
Ogi E. Okwumabua |
Efficacy of a Streptococcus suis Vaccine for
the Prevention of Streptococcus suis Infection |
| Purdue Research Foundation |
Sandra F. Amass |
Human Transmission of Transmissible Gastroenteritis
Virus from Infected to Noninfected Pigs |
| University of Minnesota |
Scott A. Dee |
A Model for Determining the Efficacy of Biosecurity
Protocols for Preventing the Transmission of PRRSV |
| Purdue Research Foundation |
Sandra F. Amass |
Development and Implementation of an On-Farm
Cleaning and Disinfection Audit |
| Florida Department of Agriculture |
Jay Levenstein |
Evaluation of Brucella abortus strain Rb51 Vaccine
Administered in Oral Bait as an Immunologic Agent to Reduce or
Eradicate Infection From Naturally Infected Feral/Wild Swine |
| Florida Department of Agriculture |
Jay Levenstein |
Field Trial Evaluation of the Ability of a Vaccine
Oral-delivery System to Assist with Brucellosis and Pseudorabies
Vaccine Immunization of Penned Swine |
| ANTIMICROBIAL
RESISTANCE/ALTERNATIVES |
| University of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment
Station |
Alan G. Mathew |
Characterizing the Origin and Transfer of Antibiotic
Resistance |
| Kansas State University |
J. Ernest Minton |
Growth and Immunomodulatory Effects of the Seaweed
Ascophyllum nodosum in Salmonella-Infected Pigs |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Jeffrey T. Gray |
Characterization of the Distribution and Development
of Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in Resident Microbial Flora
of Swine |
| Iowa State University |
D. L Hank Harris |
Applied Studies on Immune Stimulation by Lactobacilli
for the Reduction of Human Foodborne Salmonella and Replacement
of Subtherapeutic Antimicrobials |
| USDA, ARS, Southern Plains |
Kenneth Genovese |
Effect of Competitive Exclusion on Postweaning
Escherichia coli Infection |
| PORK SAFETY: PREHARVEST |
| USDA, ARS, Beltsville Area |
M. Rhoads |
Identification of Diagnostic Proteins of Toxoplasma
gondii by Targeted Proteome Analysis |
| Iowa State University |
James D. McKean |
Evaluation of Antemortem Salmonella Detection
Procedures in Market Weight Swine |
| Iowa State University |
Isabel Turney-Harris |
Evaluation of Methods to Differentiate Herd
Responses to Salmonella |
| University of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment
Station |
Sharon Patton |
Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Sows and Market
Weight Pigs in the United States and its Potential Impact on
Consumer Demand for Pork |
| USDA, ARS, Midwest Area |
Irene V. Wesley |
Prevalence of Yersinia enterocolitica in United
States Market Weight Hogs |
| USDA, ARS, Southern Plains |
Robin C. Anderson |
Effect of Sodium Chlorate on Salmonella Typhimurium
in the Pig Gut |
| PORK SAFETY: POSTHARVEST |
| Pennsylvania State University |
Catherine N. Cutter |
Effects of Chilling Methods for Bacterial Recovery
and Reducing Bacteria on Pork Carcasses |
| USDA, ARS, Beltsville Area |
J.P. Dubey |
Development of Methods for Surveillance of Retail
Meat for Toxoplasma gondii |
| Iowa State University |
James S. Dickson |
Model for the Reduction of Salmonella on Swine
Carcasses in Slaughter Facilities I. Location of Probable Sources
and Sites of Contamination |
| USDA, ARS, Beltsville Area |
Joan K. Lunney |
Development of a Sensitive Molecular Assay to
Detect Toxoplasma gondii DNA in Biological Samples |
| PORK SAFETY: PROGRAMS |
| Michigan State University |
Evangelyn E. Alocilja |
Rapid Detection of Pathogenic Contamination
in Pork for HACCP Monitoring |
| Iowa State University |
Tim S. Stahy |
Efficacy of Antimicrobial Peptide Precursors
as an Antibiotic Alternative in Pigs |
| PORK QUALITY |
| University of Missouri-Columbia |
Carol L. Lorenzen |
Do Pork Loin Light Reflectance and Tenderness
Affect Consumer Preference? |
| Ag Research |
Nicola Simmons |
Modification of Pig Stunning Procedures to Improve
Meat Quality |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Jess L. Miner |
Regulation of Fat Synthesis by ASP in the Pig |
| Iowa State University |
Elisabeth Huff-Lonergan |
Influence of Early Postmortem Factors on Water-Holding
Capacity and Tenderness of Fresh Pork |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Steven J. Jones |
Identification of Unique Protein in PSE Pork
Using Proteomics |
| Michigan State University |
Matthew E. Doumit |
Biochemical Characterization of Superior Quality
Pork |
| Purdue Research Foundation |
David E. Gerrard |
RSE Development and Detection |
