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The article discusses sow longevity, or the length of productive life, as a critical area in which pork producers in the U.S. can improve operation efficiencies. It mentions the factors that contribute to a sow's productive lifetime, such as genetics, management, herd health and nutrition. It states that improving sow longevity can increase the profitability of pork operations and could offer additional monetary benefits.

The article discusses the research on the preferred location of the water feeding of pigs conducted by IOWA State University.

The article discusses a study which seeks to estimate the range of eating speeds for sows during the consumption of predetermined ration conducted by the animal scientists at Iowa State University (ISU).

The article focuses on a study conducted on 192 pigs in double-stocked pens, which reveals that pigs showed no preference for home feeders or drinkers.

The article focuses on a prototype loading gantry to limit the losses of pigs in the market by which they were exposed to fewer stressors, including electric prod and incidence of slips, falls, vocalizations and pilling. It states that pig mortalities from farm to harvest are estimated to cost the U.S. swine industry over$55 million annually. The prototype loading gantry will allow two pigs to climb onto the truck at the same time from a flat plane.

Presents a letter to the editor in response to the article "What Will Gen Next Need to Lead?," which deals with the Generation X, published in the May 2004 issue of "American Libraries" journal.

The article focuses on a study conducted by researchers at the Iowa State University to compare thermal and mechanical nociception threshold in swine hooves during sound and lame phases.

The article focuses on a study conducted by researchers at the Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa to compare gait characteristics and weight distribution in pigs in sound and lame phases and the study also found that pigs exhibited less weight on induced lame hoof compared to when sound.

The article focuses on the study on the Escherichia coli (E. coli) levels found on the pigs with diarrhea by using the rectal swabs in testing the tissue samples of the pigs.

The article focuses on the study on two 4,200-sow farms in Iowa by a team of Iowa State University researchers which shows that too much toe growth, hoof cracks in the outer hoof wall, and the length difference between the inside and outside toes affect the behavior of sows in mid-lactation.

The article focuses on a static force plate developed by faculty and students at the Animal Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine at Iowa State University, designed to assess weight distribution on a standing sow's four legs.

Reports on the refusal of Michigan libraries to grant the Freedom of Information Act request of law student Caleb Marker, citing state library-privacy laws. Reaction of Marker to the decision; Justification for the decision not to grant the request.

Reports on the rejection of an effort to block funding for a section of the USA Patriot Act that allows searches of library and bookstore records, by the House of Representatives on July 8, 2004. Position of the American Library Association on the proposed amendment; Opposition to the intrusion of the government on the privacy of library patrons; Criticisms against a report released by the Justice Department on the USA Patriot Act.

The article explain the concept of residual feed intake as a measure of feed efficiency and its importance in swine. It discusses how selection for feed efficiency based on RFI impacts the grow-finish pig's ability to cope with physiological and behavioral stress. It also discusses the impact of selection for efficiency during the growfinish period on a sow's reproductive performance.