Research is at the heart of the National Pork Board’s mission and is funded by your Pork Checkoff dollars. Research is administered in all areas of pork production, processing, and human nutrition to develop a higher quality and more profitable product in the competitive meat protein market.
Learn more about how you can help advance the pork industry through ongoing research.
The purpose of this analysis is to help the pork industry improve efficiency. Using anonymous
production data, standardized business logic, and consistent calculation methods, the study reports on production trends and provides benchmarks for comparison.
Pork Checkoff-funded research in human nutrition, 2026.
Manure management contributed 50% of the GWP impact of pig production in the U.S., based on the allocation of different manure management systems in the regions.
This review of the scientific literature was conducted to synthesize available methods and strategies for PRRSV elimination at the sow farm and regional levels.
Pork Checkoff-Funded Research in Swine Health and Sustainability, 2023–2025
This research aimed to determine the viability of ASFv in compost using Real-time PCR (qPCR), cell culture, and bioassays.
The purpose of this analysis is to help the pork industry improve efficiency. Using anonymous production data, standardized business logic, and consistent calculation methods, the study reports on production trends and provides benchmarks for comparison.
The objective of this study was to compare and contrast differences in the occurrence of animal-based measures when using the Common Swine Industry Audit (CSIA) sampling method to the total farm inventory (observing all pigs). Pigs were evaluated across 60 farms between October 2022 and July 2023.
The extensive movement of animals, personnel, and materials facilitates the spread of infectious agents within and between countries, e.g., PEDV, ASFV, and others. Thus, an effective national surveillance system is crucial to the early detection, control, and elimination of notifiable pathogens.
The swine industry is focusing on improvements in environmental stewardship practices
with a goal of a 40% reduction in carbon footprint by 2030.
• Influenza exposure to farm workers is common in endemically infected farms
• Use of face masks decreased influenza detection in swine workers
• N-95 respirators, surgical masks and dust masks offered protection against influenza aerosols with the N-95 masks providing the highest numerical protection
• Swine workers preferred wearing surgical masks over dust masks and N-95 respirators
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