Pork Safety - Pre-Harvest
Pork Checkoff Research
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Effects of dietary ingredients on manure characteristics and odorous emissions from swine
Two feeding studies were conducted to examine the impact of dietary inclusion of specific feed ingredients on manure characteristics and manure odour. In one study, 72 finishing pigs were used to...
Development of a Site-Specific Odor Impact Distance Guideline for Swine Production Systems
The determination of odor-based setbacks for swine facilities is an important issue for producers today. Sufficient setbacks prevent costly nuisance complaints and lawsuits, and excessive setbacks...
Pork Quality
Dietary Vitamin Needs of Pigs for Specific Biological Processes
Swine Health - General Disease
Subunit Vaccines to Prevent and Control PRRS Viral Infections
Effects of chemical amendments on the gaseous emissions from swine manure
Control of emission of gases such as ammonia (NH3), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) is a major concern for large-scale swine producers. The use of chemical amendments...
Struvite precipitation in anaerobic swine lagoon liquid: effect of pH and Mg : P ratio and determination of rate constant
Because of increased concern about surface water eutrophication from nutrient-enriched agricultural runoff, many swine producers are encouraged to decrease application rates of waste-based P....
Soil chemical and microbiological properties in hay production systems: residual effects of contrasting N fertilization of swine lagoon effluent versus ammonium nitrate
This study characterized soil chemical and microbiological properties in hay production systems that received from 0 to 600 kg plant-available N (PAN) ha(-1) year(-1) from either swine lagoon...
Optimization of liquid swine manure sidedress rate and method for grain corn
Sidedressing may provide a better window of opportunity for land application of liquid swine (Sus scrofa) manure than early spring or fall application. Rates could be fine-tuned to match crop N...
Swine manure odor control by the TOAST (trademarked) aerobic system
A novel aerobic animal waste treatment system (Tertiary Oxygen Activated Sludge Treatment - TOAST trademark) was operated on an pig farm in southern Minnesota, USA. The fully operational system was...
