Environment - Air
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Environment - Air
Hydrogen sulphide emission from two large pig-finishing buildings with long-term high-frequency measurements
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a common toxic air pollutant and is emitted from decomposing manure at animal facilities. However, there have been only a few studies of H2S emissions from animal buildings,...
Environment - Air
Liquid balance model for swine waste management systems using single-stage anaerobic lagoons
The most important wastewater operation for farmers using lagoons to treat swine waste is maintaining the liquid level within the operational levels to avoid overflows and to satisfy the water demand...
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
Manure incorporation equipment effects on odor, residue cover, and crop yield
Field experiments in undisturbed (no-till) soyabean and maize residue were conducted to evaluate six liquid swine manure application/incorporation methods. The methods were injection with a...
Environment - Water Usage / Conservation
A method to evaluate appropriate nipple drinker flow rates for pigs
A method was developed for measuring how different water flow rates from nipple drinkers affect the actual rates of water intake and spillage by pigs. A combination of video and electronic techniques...
Environment - Manure Storage / Application
Pollution control of swine manure and straw by conversion to Chaetomium cellulolyticum SCP single-cell protein feed
Swine manure has a very high pollution potential and obnoxious odor. Large farms particularly are confronted with a manure disposal problem since environmentally acceptable solutions are now required...
