Carvacrol and thymol reduce swine waste odor and pathogens: stability of oils
January 1, 2002
An incomplete anoxic fermentation of livestock waste results in offensive odour emissions. Antimicrobial additives may be useful in controlling odour emissions and pathogens. Natural antimicrobial...
Nitrous oxide and ammonia fluxes in a soybean field irrigated with swine effluent
January 1, 2002
In the USA, swine (Sus scrofa) operations produce more than 14 Tg of manure each year. Approximately 30% of this manure is stored in anaerobic lagoons before application to land. While land...
Odor flux measurements at a facultative swine lagoon stratified by surface aeration
January 1, 2002
Odour-related complaints are a major concern of pork producers. Open manure storage and treatment facilities such as uncovered anaerobic treatment lagoons are a major contributor to odour nuisance....
Emissions of ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, and odor before, during, and after slurry removal from a deep-pit swine finisher
January 1, 2002
It is a common practice in the midwestern United States to raise swine in buildings with under-floor slurry storage systems designed to store manure for up to one year. These so-called...
Characterizing ammonia emissions from swine farms in eastern North Carolina: Part 2 – Potential environmentally superior technologies for waste treatment
January 1, 2002By Aneja
The need for developing environmentally superior and sustainable solutions for managing the animal waste at commercial swine farms in eastern North Carolina has been recognized in recent years....
Dynamic simulation model of nitrogen fluxes in pig housing and outdoor storage facilities
January 1, 2002By P. Berthiaume
Many factors in pig production, including genetics, feeding efficiency, feed composition, feed distribution method, environmental control, and waste management, affect the nitrogen content of pig...
Protocol Development for Measurement of Trace Gases Associated with Manure Storage and Odor
December 31, 2001By Wendy Powers
Quantification of odorous compounds associated with livestock odors has been difficult
in the past due to sensitivity limitations of available instrumentation. Advances in
instrumentation have helped...
Pork Quality
Use of Antioxidants to Improve Sensory Characteristics and Consumer Acceptance of Irradiated Pork
November 29, 2001By Dong Uk Ahn
Swine Health - General Disease
Efficacy of a Streptococcus Suis vaccine for the prevention of Streptococcus suis infection
November 8, 2001By Ogi E. Okwumabua
Ambient odour testing of concentrated animal feeding operations using field and laboratory olfactometers
November 1, 2001By B. D. Newby
The Missouri Air Conservation Commission regulations include regulations that limit the amount of acceptable odor from confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs). The regulations concerning odor...
Pork Quality
Modification of Pig Stunning Procedures to Improve Meat Quality
October 9, 2001By N.J. Simmons
Pork Quality
Identification of unique protein in PSE pork using proteomics
September 24, 2001By Steven J. Jones
