AMES, Iowa --The fourth annual Iowa State University (ISU) Animal Industry Report is now available online and on CD-Rom. This report features a variety of animal industry-related research done at Iowa State that was supported by the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station.
 
Maynard Hogberg, chair of the ISU animal science department, said a variety of professionals conducted the research for this report, including ISU faculty, staff and graduate students; visiting scholars; ISU Extension county and field staff; and professors and collaborators from other universities.

The report features research that relates to the beef, dairy, poultry, sheep, goat and swine industries in Iowa and covers topics such as improving production efficiencies, environmental quality, animal product quality and food safety, he said.

"The report is organized by species and also has sections on animal products, the environment, and companion animals," he said. "These all are important aspects of keeping animal agriculture strong and viable, and contributing to Iowa's economy and quality of life.

The complete report is available online at www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/
 
To order a CD-ROM send $10 per disk to the Iowa Pork Industry Center, 109 Kildee, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-3150. Or call (515) 294-4103.

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