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Porcine Collagen vs. Alternatives: What Makes It a Superior Choice? Collagen plays a critical role in skin health, joint function, tissue repair, and medical applications, making it a highly sought-after ingredient across multiple industries. While bovine and marine...

Advancing Innovation: How SSR Supports Academic Research with Precision Porcine Materials At Sustainable Swine Resources (SSR), we understand that academic and product-development researchers require highly specific, high-quality materials to support their work. No...

Porcine Partnership: Taking Control of Your Supply Chain At Sustainable Swine Resources (SSR), we understand that supply chain challenges can slow down operations and impact your bottom line. That’s why we go beyond being a supplier—we act as an extension of your...

At Sustainable Swine Resources (SSR), a division of the family-owned Johnsonville, we have redefined porcine material usage by focusing on sustainability and zero-waste practices. Our mission is to positively impact human, animal, and environmental well-being by...

Whether you call it porcine collagen, pork collagen, or pig collagen, it all means the same thing. But it refers to collagen derived from pigs, specifically obtained by boiling pig skin and bones. This versatile biomaterial has found a wide array of applications...

Most people don’t know this, but the Johnsonville brand has much more to offer than just the delicious sausage that you’ve come to know and love. Johnsonville is part of a larger enterprise, Johnsonville Holdings, that offers exceptional strategy and innovation within...

At SSR Solutions, we specialize in the extraction of high-quality porcine tissues, including oocytes, which play a crucial role in various applications. Oocytes are one of the many parts of the pig that can be utilized to help advance the health and medical...

Porcine materials, which are different parts of the pig, are widely used across various industries due to their remarkable biological similarities to humans. These materials are not only crucial in advancing scientific and medical fields but also play a significant...

The journey of a porcine tissue sample from farm to laboratory tells the story of sustainability, ethical practice, and scientific contribution. Sustainable Swine Resources (SSR) stands at the forefront of this story, demonstrating how ethical sourcing and...

At Sustainable Swine Resources (SSR), we are at the forefront towards sustainability in the swine industry. As a provider of high-quality porcine materials, our commitment extends beyond the supply chain. In collaboration with PQA+ certified farmers, SSR is...

At Sustainable Swine Resources (SSR), our commitment to providing high-quality porcine materials extends to exploring the incredible potential of every part of the sow. This includes using pericardia, the sac around the heart, for its diverse applications in science,...

At Sustainable Swine Resources (SSR), we're delighted to introduce our latest addition to the team, Noah Gibson, who officially joined us in September 2023 as our Sales Manager. Noah's role marks a significant milestone in our journey to deliver high-quality porcine...

In the ever-evolving landscape of life sciences, Porcine Tissue Suppliers play a pivotal role in supporting research, drug development, and medical device testing. Sustainable Swine Resources (SSR), as the USA's largest supplier of sow co-products, is at the forefront...

Pigs play an important role in the overall health and wellness of millions of people around the world. While harvesting pigs for food is a commonly known practice, what the general population might not see is the benefit of processing pigs after they have been...

At Sustainable Swine Resources (SSR), our commitment to innovation and sustainability has always been at the forefront of our operations. As the USA's largest supplier of sow co-products, we take pride in leading the industry in providing high-quality porcine tissue....

On July 14th, 2023, Surgeons at NYU Langone Health achieved a significant medical milestone by successfully transplanting a genetically engineered pig kidney into a human recipient who had been declared dead by neurologic criteria. The transplanted pig kidney, which...

Porcine collagen, also called pork collagen, has emerged as a groundbreaking component in the realm of healthcare. With its remarkable properties, it has garnered significant attention for different applications in the medical field. The potential of porcine collagen...

Here at Johnsonville/Sustainable Swine Resources (SSR), we take animal health and safety very seriously. One of the ways we show that and provide insight to our customers is by working with only farmers who are PQA+ certified to provide the highest quality porcine...

Porcine materials can become helpful ingredients in a wide range of market uses. From food offerings, medical devices, industrial components and much more, harvesting porcine tissues continues to be a sustainable way to reduce waste in the pork industry. While many...

Because porcine tissues and other materials derived from pigs can be used in so many sustainable applicable ways to reduce waste, it’s important that high quality standards are maintained throughout the entire harvest process. At SSR, many of our products go into the...

Among the different uses of porcine tissues and other pig co-products, the pharmaceutical industry maximizes the use of pigs to research and create groundbreaking new medicines that improve the lives of humans and animals. This application of porcine in medicine, or...

When it comes to promoting sustainability in the food industry, one approach that has been gaining attention isn’t new. The consumption of organ meats – commonly known as offal, which is defined as “the entrails and internal organs of an animal used as food.”  Offal...

Porcine tissues and other pig co-products have various applications in the creation of industrial, commercial and medical products. Another area where pig materials provide significant benefits is porcine pet food, which plays a crucial role in pet health. The use of...

SSR is the premier supplier of porcine materials for a variety of industries, ranging from medical and pharmaceutical to pet food. We specialize in supplying customized tissue to meet our customers’ specifications. At SSR, we pride ourselves in the superior quality of...