Facility changes build on Husker swine research momentum
Recent facility improvements at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln have given a boost to the university’s swine research, critical to the state’s industry and efforts to feed a growing global population.
Husker scientists’ research project aims to crack code of major swine virus
Two University of Nebraska–Lincoln scientists have received a $627,000 federal grant to study a viral disease posing a significant threat to the swine industry worldwide.
Vu to lead research project in fight against African swine fever
As a teenager decades ago on his family’s swine farm in Vietnam, Hiep Vu saw firsthand the benefits of vaccinating livestock. His parents had gradually increased the size of their operation, and when they inoculated their animals, the positive results struck Vu.
Nebraska duo eyes end to costly swine diseases
Two University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers have received $1 million in grant funding to continue research that could lead to the development of vaccines and genetic-selection tools to fight some of the world’s costliest swine diseases.
