Environment - Manure Storage / Application
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Swine Health - General Disease
Human transmission of transmissible gastroenteritis virus from infected to non-infected
Animal Well-being
Perceptions among college students about food safety and animal care and ethics in food animal production. Implications for veterinary medicine and the swine industry
Effects of feedstock pH, initial CO addition, and total solids content on the thermochemical conversion process of swine manure
The effects of feedstock pH, ratio of initial carbon monoxide to volatile solids (CO/VS), and total solids content of the feedstock on the thermochemical conversion process of swine manure were...
Laboratory and In-Situ Reductions of Soluble Phosphorous in Swine Waste Slurries
Laboratory and field experiments were conducted using magnesium chloride (MgCl2) to force the precipitation of struvite (MgNH4PO4.6H2O) and reduce the concentration of soluble phosphorous (SP) in...
Nitrogen mineralization and uptake by ryegrass in a clay loam soil amended with composts or liquid pig manure
Although composted liquid pig manure is increasingly being applied to agricultural soils, little is known about its impacts on N dynamics (mineralization, denitrification, immobilization, and plant...
The Effect of Aeration on Phosphorus Removal in Swine Manure under Different Temperatures
The effect of aeration on phosphorus removal from swine manure under five temperature regimes, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 degrees C, was investigated. The effects of pH and volatile fatty acids (VFAs)...
Environment - Air
Subsurface drip irrigation versus center-pivot sprinkler for applying swine effluent to corn
A risk-averse irrigated corn producer would be better off choosing the more expensive subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) over center-pivot sprinkler (CPS), given limited aquifer life and swine effluent...
Microbial quality of runoff following land application of cattle manure and swine slurry
Concentrations of human health-related microorganisms in runoff from agricultural plots (0.75 m x 2 m) treated with fresh and aged cattle manure, swine slurry and no manure (control) were determined....
Short-term C and N dynamics in a soil amended with pig slurry and barley straw: a field experiment
Interactions between animal slurries and crop residues can impact on soil N availability during decomposition. Our objective was to study the short-term decomposition of pig slurry and barley straw...
Presence of macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B and tetracycline antimicrobials in swine waste treatment processes and amended soil
Little is known about the fate of antimicrobials during common agricultural waste handling procedures. To better define the potential scope of this problem, concentrations of antimicrobials...
Composted swine manure effects on germination and early growth of crop and weed species under greenhouse conditions
The effects of composted swine manure (0, 8, 16 or 24 mg C/ha) on maize (cv. Pioneer 3563), soyabean (cv. Pioneer 92B84), winter wheat (cv. Arapahoe), velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti), giant foxtail...
