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Pork Checkoff Research

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.

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Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Productivity and Economic Impacts on Feedgrade Antibiotic Use in Pork Production
An economic and statistical analysis of the 2000 NAHMS National Swine Survey data reveals that efficient use of antibiotics for growth promotion and disease prevention purposes is associated with...
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Vaccination to Prevent Acute Infection by Salmonella in Transport and Lairage Prior to Slaughter
Currently available Salmonella Choleraesuis live avirulent vaccines are efficacious for the prevention of disease caused by S. Choleraesuis. This research was conducted to determine if these same...
Pork Quality
Effects of Downers on Pork Quality
Downer animals tended to produce pork that was dark in color, exhibited a relatively high ultimate pH and low drip loss with no relationship between downer animals and lung score value.
Pork Quality
Characterization of the Quality Attributes of Fresh Pumped Pork Loins
Swine Health - PRRS
Evaluation of nucleic acid delivery methods for a genetic (DNA) vaccine against PRRS
Pork Quality
The impact of season, Halothane genotype, and pre-slaughter handling on body temperature and its relationship with subsequent meat quality
Pork Quality
Instrumental color measurement specifcations and factors affecting measurement consistency in pork
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