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Zoetis to Sponsor Postgraduate Research Fellowship at Iowa State University

2016-08-31 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - A study at Iowa State University may give pork producers new insights on how to manage the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). A postgraduate fellow, sponsored by Zoetis, will work with other university scholars to identify herd-specific best practices to prevent, control and/or eliminate PRRS virus (PRRSv).

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$2.4 million investment modernizes Iowa Purina feed plant

2016-08-26 06:00:00| National Hog Farmer

A $2.4 million capital investment will boost production capacity at the Purina Animal Nutrition plant that has been making livestock feed in Mason City, Iowa, for 56 years. The upgrades will increase availability of locally produced feed to farms in northcentral and northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota. read more

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New Prestage Foods Processing Facility gets Green Light in Iowa

2016-08-25 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - Iowa pig farmers, especially those who raise and sell their own pigs, are celebrating the news that a new pork processing facility will be built near Eagle Grove in Wright County.

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Clavijo joins VDPAM department at Iowa State University

2016-08-11 06:00:00| National Hog Farmer

Maria Jose Clavijo joined the faculty at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in the department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine as a half-time research assistant professor on Aug. 1. read more

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