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A dissertation presented to the Graduate College of the University of Nebraska in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
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Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen and a state trade delegation expressed their gratitude to executives from Nippon Foods—also known as Nippon Ham—during a dinner in...
Overcoming Vaccine-associated Enhanced Respiratory Disease in Swine Flu with Lipid Nanoparticle-DNA Technology
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The Nguyen, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
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Hiep L. X. Vu
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Hiep Vu,...
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Pigs are the only mammalian livestock species encoding functional proteins for the second form of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH-II) and its receptor (GnRHR-II). In the...
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen, a lifelong hog farmer and staunch advocate for conventional agriculture, signed LB246 into law this week, officially banning the production,...
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A Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mhp) elimination program includes an eight-month herd closure. To offset production losses, producers can overstock sow farms before closure.
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Champions of Care honors pork producers, caregivers and pork professionals by sharing real-life stories of dedication to raising healthy pigs.
Eric Meyers...
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Nutrients in agricultural runoff may cause offsite environmental impacts. The objective of this investigation was to examine nutrient transport by overland sheet flow on...
The swine industry is mourning the loss of Dr. Roger W. Mandigo, an emeritus professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Department of Animal Science,...
Dr. Raj Sharma, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) are leveraging radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology to revolutionize swine health monitoring. By...
The Nebraska Pork Producers Association (NPPA) is marking the end of an era as its longtime Executive Director, Al Juhnke, has announced his retirement....
Introduction: Energy is a primary component of swine diets, contributing to growth, maintenance, reproduction, and lactation. Optimizing energy levels in feed formulations is essential...
A recent seminar in Lincoln, Nebraska, focused on uncovering new and creative ways to use U.S. pork to meet the growing global demand. Hosted...
A devastating fire has led to the destruction of a barn and the loss of livestock at a Pillen Family Farms facility near Platte...
Jim Pillen, Nebraska's governor and founder of Pillen Family Farms, has significantly shaped the pork industry. On his first trade mission to Vietnam, he...