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ISU signs agreement to run swine center

April 29, 1999 By admin

Iowa State University has signed an agreement to finally use the idleNational Swine Research Center on the Ames campus. The federal governmentbuilt the nine-point-six million dollar center but never provided the fundsto operate it. The 20-year agreement is with the Agricultural ResearchService — the scientific research agency of the U-S Department ofAgriculture. ISU spokesperson Carol Bradley says the university has nevergiven up hope the center would become a reality.The agreement says innitial work will focus on ways to reduce hog odor whileincreasing feed efficiency, reproduction and growth. Bradley says thecooperation of several organizations led to the agreement.The 52-thousand square foot building was completed in 1998.

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