Synthetic covers for emissions control from earthen embanked swine lagoons – Part I: Positive pressure lagoon cover
January 1, 2004
An air-supported cover of 0.35-mm vinyl coated fabric was installed on a 29- x 39-m earthen-embanked swine lagoon. At a normal operating pressure of 80 to 100 Pa, leakage rate (air supplied to keep...
A system for manure treatment and phosphorous control on small dairy and swine farms
January 1, 2004By Victor Johnson
Focus on animal waste treatment for odor and phosphorus control has small farmers in a quandary. Sophisticated systems for manure dewatering and treatment involving centrifuges, screw presses, belt...
Pork Quality
Impact of Proteolysis of pH Decline and Water Holding Capacity of Fresh Pork
December 23, 2003By Elisabeth Huff- Lonergan
Degradation two of the major components of the calcium regulating system in skeletal muscle is associated with differences in pH decline and drip loss. This study indicates that there may be...
Pork Quality
Role of Muscle Cytoskeletal and Intermediate Filament Proteins in the Development of Soft and Exudative Pork
December 23, 2003By Elisabeth Huff- Lonergan|Steven Lonergan
Exudative product continues to be a major concern in the pork industry. In order to minimize the incidence of soft, exudative pork, the mechanism underlying the development of this condition must be...
Direct Measurement of Dietary and Management Strategy Impacts on Ammonia Volatilization
December 22, 2003
Two feeding trials were conducted to quantify the effects of dietary strategies
on NH3 emissions of growing-finishing pigs. In Exp 1, nine growing pigs were fed cornsoybean
meal diets fortified with...
Pork Quality
Pork Muscle Profile Study 2002
December 20, 2003By Joseph Sebranek
This research project evaluated a wide variety of pork quality attributes for each of 25 different muscles from 64 carcasses. The results identified 6 shoulder muscles and 3 ham muscles that have...
Pork Quality
Pork Muscle Profiling Study 2002-Year 2
December 20, 2003By Joseph Sebranek
This research project evaluated a wide variety of pork quality attributes for each of 25 different muscles from 64 carcasses. The results identified 6 shoulder muscles and 3 ham muscles that have...
Pork Quality
Pork Muscle Profiling Study
December 16, 2003By Dennis Buege
Traditionally muscles of the shoulder and ham have been marketed in groups as part of commodity primals (Boston shoulder, picnic shoulder, and ham). However, merchandising is evolving such that these...
Pork Safety - Post-Harvest
Microbial Profile of Overhead Surfaces and Condensate in Pork Processing Plants
December 12, 2003By Edward Mills
Condensation in pork carcass coolers is a problem because it is often assumed that condensate contains pathogens and thus may contaminate products below. The current study was designed to gather...
Animal Well-being
Effect of weaning age and commingling after the nursery phase on humoral and behavioral indicators on humeral and behavioral indicatiors of well-being and on growth performance
November 30, 2003By Charles Maxwell|Jason Apple
Age at weaning impacts growth performance as well as behavioral and immunological responses to management stressors, such as weaning and commingling after the nursery phase. A study conducted at the...
