Project overview
Intestinal parasites can negatively impact the growth and productivity of pigs, leading to economic losses for farmers. Timely interventions through monitoring minimize the impact of parasites on feed efficiency and growth rates in pigs with outdoor access.
Certain pig intestinal parasites may have zoonotic potential, posing a risk to human health, especially if produce is fertilized with contaminated pig manure, or if the garden is watered with contaminated water. It is important to highlight, though, that most of the pig intestinal parasites are not transmitted to human by consumption of pork!
Therefore, the objective of this project is to investigate the occurrence of intestinal parasites of pigs raised with outdoor access in farms located in Ohio and surrounding states. This project will help producers to better understand the intestinal health status of their pigs in relation to parasites and adopt practices to control the level of parasite infection in their pigs, as well as diminish the risk of contamination of produce and parasite transmission to humans.
How to participate
The enrollment phase of the project is concluded, but if you wish to have more information, please, don't hesitate to contact us!
Dr. Talita Resende
Assistant Professor
Swine Health Extension Specialist
resende.2@osu.edu
Kara Flaherty - Extension/Research
Education Program Specialist
flaherty.177@osu.edu
Preliminary results
We already have preliminary results for this project. Click here to go to the eBarns 2024 and find out more!
Pastured Pig podcast episode
Troy McClung received Kara and Dr. Resende for a very fun and informative episode about the project in the podcast chanel Pastured Pig.
Listen now on PodBean or Spotify, or watch now on YouTube