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2026 Iowa State University Animal Industry Report

Beef


Early Life Impacts on Beef × Dairy Performance 

Denise L. Schwab, Abigail Carpenter, Garland R. Dahlke, Beth E. Doran, Taylor Klipp and Daniel U. Thomson

2026-05-06 2026 Iowa State University Animal Industry Report

Cattle Feeding Benchmark Data:  Fall & Winter 2024 Spring & Summer 2025

Garland R. Dahlke

2026-05-06 2026 Iowa State University Animal Industry Report

Swine


How does an enrichment toy at the time of mixing sows support oral-nasal-facial behaviors? 

Deidra L Bebb, Suzanne T. Millman, Karl C Kerns, Rebekah Scott, Ulrike Genschel and Anna K. Johnson

2026-09-11 2026 Iowa State University Animal Industry Report

Why gilt ears are important for selection into the breeding herd

Deidra L Bebb, Suzanne T. Millman, Karl C Kerns, Ulrike Genschel and Anna K. Johnson

2026-09-11 2026 Iowa State University Animal Industry Report

Effects of commercially available toys for piglets with intact teeth on sow teat damage

Katarina Bučková and Anna K. Johnson

2026-09-14 2026 Iowa State University Animal Industry Report

Wound healing and mortality in tail-docked and castrated piglets with or without environmental enrichment

Katarina Bučková, Alexa M Newgard, Bozhao Zhang and Anna K. Johnson

2026-09-14 2026 Iowa State University Animal Industry Report

Does environmental enrichment drive weaned pigs feed intake and improve nursery exit body weights?

Daytona L Fortney, Emiline Sundman, Nicholas K. Gabler, Kenneth J Stalder, Suzanne T. Millman and Anna K. Johnson

2026-09-14 2026 Iowa State University Animal Industry Report

Is latency to approach the feeder a useful behavioral measure for producers to quickly identify a fall behind pig?

Daytona L Fortney, Emiline Sundman, Nicholas K. Gabler, Suzanne T. Millman, Kenneth J Stalder, Juan Steibel and Anna K. Johnson

2026-09-14 2026 Iowa State University Animal Industry Report

Teaching


Undergraduate Certificate in Companion Animal Science and Management

Logan Kilburn-Kappeler, Cheryl L. Morris, Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan, Jennifer Bundy, Jodi A. Sterle, Laura L Greiner, Elizabeth Bobeck, Nicholas K. Gabler, Steven M. Lonergan and David Rosero

2026-09-02 2026 Iowa State University Animal Industry Report