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Effect of swine lagoon water application rate and alfalfa harvest frequency on dry matter production and N harvest
Swine (Sus scrofa domesticus) lagoon water can supply valuable fertilizer nutrients for field crops. Reduced land availability and increased swine operation size can potentially create situations...
Field odor measurement and applications of Gaussian plume model
Field measurements of odour intensity around a slurry tank and 200-sow swine unit were conducted. Odour intensity from 0 to 3 were defined as none, detectable, strong, and very strong, respectively....
Odor control in liquid hog manure by added amendments and aeration
A reduction in the emission of malodorous gases from liquid hog manure (LHM) would represent an advantage for LHM use in agricultural systems. Procedures for the reduction of disagreeable odors...
Using riparian buffers to treat animal waste
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Spring runoff and drainage N and P losses from hog-manured corn
A two-year study was conducted to assess the effect of hog manure on the losses of nitrogen and phosphorus in runoff and drainage from grain-corn (Zea mays L.) plots, and the importance of spring...
Treatment of pig slurry using the pump-stirred aerator
An experimental aeration system, called a pump-stirred aerator (PSA) was tested. The PSA consisted of an 11 kw centrifugal pump circulating liquid to and from a 10 msuperscript 3 tank and injecting...
Phosphorus movement through a coastal plain soil after a decade of intensive swine manure application
Understanding the movement of phosphorus (P) in soils receiving heavy animal waste application is important for nonpoint-source pollution control. We investigated both P accumulation in soil and...
Treatment of liquid swine manure in the sequencing batch reactor under aerobic and anoxic conditions
Laboratory studies were conducted on a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) for the treatment of screened liquid pig manure. The SBR was operated on the basis of a 24 h cycle at 6 and 90 days hydraulic...
Methods for evaluating odor from swine manure
Two odor evaluation methods were tested during a 12-week dynamic experiment on the effects of a commercial additive on swine manure in anaerobic storage. One method was a rating method which combined...
Farrowing building air quality survey
Two hundred farrowing houses were surveyed to measure ammonia, relative humidity, total dust and temp. to determine the adequacy of pig housing ventilation. Research was carried out to determine the...
Concentration of respirable dust and bioaerosols and identification of certain microbial types in a hog-growing facility
In order to assess the effects of ventilation rate, temperature, relative humidity and source of air on bioaerosol levels and dust with particle size <10 micro m, a total of 120 pigs housed in 12...
Effect of long-term swine effluent application on selected soil properties
Improving swine effluent management practices requires understanding of the fate of nutrients derived from swine effluent in soil quality. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of...
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