Purdue Journal Publications

  • Pilot studies to evaluate the efficacy of a truck-mounted tire sanitizer system.
  • Amass SF, Schneider JL, Ragland D, Hill MA
  • Journal of Swine Health and Production 2003;11(6):277-283.
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  • Procedures for preventing transmission of foot-and-mouth disease virus to pigs and sheep by personnel in contact with infected pigs.
  • Amass SF, Pacheco JM, Mason PW, Schneider JL, Alvarez RM, Clark LK, Ragland D.
  • The Veterinary Record 2003;153:137-140.
  • Mechanical transmission of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli to weaned pigs by people, and biosecurity procedures that prevented such transmission.
  • Amass SF, Halbur PG, Byrne BA, et al.
  • Journal of Swine Health and Production2003;11(2):61-68.
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  • Evaluating the efficacy of protocols for decontaminating tail-clipping instruments.
  • Alvarez RM, Kelly JA, Amass SF, et al.
  • Journal of Swine Health and Production 2002;10(5):209-211.
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  • Analysis of Lightning® and BioClean tests for assessment of sanitation levels in pork production facilities.
  • Kelly JA, Amass SF, Ragland D, Spicer PM, Alvarez RM.
  • Journal of Swine Health and Production. 2001;9(5):207-213.
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  • Evaluation of the efficacy of a peroxygen compound, Virkon®S, as a boot bath disinfectant.
  • Amass SF, Ragland D, Spicer P.
  • Journal of Swine Health and Production. 2001;9(3):121-123.
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  • Investigation of people as mechanical vectors for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.
  • Amass SF, Stevenson GW, Anderson C, Grote LA, Dowell C, Vyverberg B, Kanitz C, Ragland D.
  • Swine Health and Production. 2000;8(4):161-166.
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  • Evaluating the efficacy of boot baths in biosecurity protocols.
  • Amass SF, Vyverberg B, Ragland D, Dowell C, Anderson C, Stover J, Beaudry D.
  • Swine Health and Production. 2000;8(4):169-173.
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  • Biosecurity considerations for pork production units.
  • Amass SF, Clark LK
  • Swine Health and Production. 1999;7(5):217-228.
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