Genetic parameters were obtained for iron content in m. longissimus dorsi (2255 records) and haemoglobin levels recorded at 5 (4974 records) and 21 (2405 records) weeks of age in two sire lines from September 2009 until January 2011. The measure of iron in pork was the mean of two replicates. Genetic associations of haematological traits with meat quality traits (2255 records), as well as growt...

Previous investigations have revealed evidence for species-specificity among various mammalian insulins in immunologic reactions (1-5). For this reason, immunoassay of plasma insulin (610) in any species generally requires that the insulin employed in standard solutions be derived from the same species. Immunoassay of plasma insulin in man has been carried out by comparing the effects of unknow...

In order to examine the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus on retail pork, three hundred ninety-five pork samples were collected from a total of 36 stores in Iowa, Minnesota, and New Jersey. S. aureus was isolated from 256 samples (64.8%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 59.9%-69.5%). S. aureus was isolated from 67.3% (202/300) of conventional pork samples and from 56.8% (54/95) of alternative por...

Globally, both the incidence of type 2 diabetes and the consumption of meat, in particular pork meat, have increased, concurrently. Processed meats have been associated with an increased risk for diabetes in observational studies. Therefore, it is important to understand the possible mechanisms of this association and the impact of meats from different species. The goal of this systematic revie...

The effect of rapid chilling of pork carcasses on bacterial populations was examined. Two regimes of rapid chilling were applied: treatment 1 (at –31°C in the first 3 h of chilling, and then at 2–4°C till 8 h post-mortem) and treatment 2 (at –31°C in the first 3 h of chilling, and then at 2–4°C till 24 h post-mortem). Microbiological sampling of pork carcasses was obtained by swabbing. Swab sam...

The consumption of pork products can be increased either through decreased prices via improvements in efficiency of production or through improvements in pork quality which target consumer preferences. Commercial pork producers are considering cost-effective genetic and health management changes to improve both the rate and efficiency of lean growth. Substantial genetic variation for lean growt...

Bacteriological culture methods were compared with PCR based protocols (multiplex PCR and TaqMan assay) for the rapid detection of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica (YE) in market weight hogs and pork products. The prevalence of YE was compared in lairaged hogs (n=150) versus hogs transported directly to the farm (n=150). By bacteriological culture, YE was not detected in any of the hog tissue...

How does the electoral geography of legislative districts affect pork barreling? This article presents a formal model extending Mayhew’s classic credit-claiming theory to account for the electoral geography of bicameralism. Under bicameralism, upper chamber (Senate) and lower chamber (Assembly) legislators who share overlapping constituencies must collaborate to bring home pork projects. Collab...