Recently published

 Congratulations to the following swine faculty and educators from the swine Extension team who have had their work published recently.

Angulo, J., Yang, M., Rovira, A., Davies, P., Rendahl, A., Torremorell, M. (2026). Risk factors associated with introduction of wild-type porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus into growing pigs in the Midwestern US. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 256, Article 106987. Doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2026.106987.

Berrio, S., Urriola, P. E., Boerboom, M. J., Frobose, H., Uitermarkt, A., & Johnston, L. J. (2026). Accuracy of volumetric supplement doser for gestating sow electronic feeders. Journal of Animal Science, 104, Supplement 3, Abstract 76. Doi: 10.1093/jas/skag107.050.

Johnston, L. J. (2026). Economics of precision nutrition: investment, profitability, and ROI. Journal of Animal Science, 104, Supplement 3, Abstract 125. Doi: 10.1093/jas/skag107.293.

Kawasaki, K., Zhao, J. L., Ramirez-Camba, C., Kawasaki, T., Salfer, I. J., Shurson, G. C. & Urriola, P. E. (2026). Evaluation of in vitro digestibility and fermentability of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) and housefly (Musca domestica) meal as feed ingredients for growing pigs. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 344, Article number 116977. Doi: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2026.116977.

Kerr, B. J., Trabue, S. L., Humphrey, D. C., Shurson, G. C. (2026). Carbon mass balance in growing-finishing pigs. Frontiers in Animal Science, 7, Article number 1845357. Doi: 10.3389/fanim.2026.1845357.

Li, Y., Archer, C., Forster, S. L., Schmidt, T. B., Mote, B. E., Anderson, J., & Johnston, L. J. (2026). Social network analysis of tail-biting interactions among growing-finishing pigs with intact tails housed in two group sizes. Journal of Animal Science, 104, Supplement 3, Abstract PS6-3. Doi: 10.1093/jas/skag107.305.

Sanhueza, J. M.m Roriguez, N., Tapia-Escarate, D., Hamilton-West, C., Jimenez-Bluhm, P., Figueroa, J., Cortez, M., Jofre, J., Lopez, I., Silva, R., Corzo, C., Vilalta, C., Torremorell, M. (2026). Litter-level agreement of TR-qPCR results for Influenza A virus between orpharyngeal swab, udder wipe, and nasal wipe samples collected in Chilean swine breeding herds. Animals, 16(14). Doi: 10.3390/ani16142261.