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Pork Checkoff Research

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Environment - Air
Development of a Standardized Method for Odor Zuantification from Livestock Production Facilities: Stage II, Field Testing
Pork Quality
Characterization of Muscle Glycogen Storage and Utilization: Influence on Pork Quality
Significance of Airborne Particles at Pork Production Facilities
This project was designed to measure several indicators of air pollutants in the exhaust air streams from swine building exhaust fans, and during spray field applications of lagoon effluent. The goal...
Environment - Air
Health Significance of Airborne Particles at Pork Production Facilities
Odor, Ammonia and Hydrogen Sulfide Emission Factors for Finishing Buildings
Odor, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide concentrations and emission rates were measured for finishing pigs with different waste removal strategies. Strategies included daily flush and a static pit with...
Atmospheric Dispersion of Pathogens from Ventilation Exhausts
The transfer of pathogenic bacteria from individual hog operations to other nearby hog operations or human dwellings is a concern of the swine industry yet very little information on pathogen...
Environment - Air
Odor, Ammonia and Hydrogen Sulfide Emission Factors for Finishing Buildings
Environment - Air
Atmospheric Dispersion of Pathogens from Ventilation Exhausts
Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
The effect of antibiotics used to control pleuropneumonia on antibiotic resistance in human foodborne pathogens
Reduction of Odorous Compounds in Pig Manure Through Specific Dietary Manipulation – A Practical Field Study
Group feeding pig trials were conducted to determine the effects of a specific fiber addition (soybean hulls) and nitrogen manipulation in pig diets on production of odorous ammonia, sulfides,...
Environment - Air
Reduction of Odorous Compounds in Pig Manure Through Specific Dietary Manipulation – A Practical Field Study
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