Page 9 of articles about manure

A pork producer nearly lost his life in this building when going into the building to inspect his pigs while agitating and pumping the pit.

Prevention of worker health and safety problems in Pork Production

After reviewing some of the main hazards for pork producers in previous articles, this article is devoted to practical measures describing how to reduce risks of illnesses and injuries from those hazards.

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NutritionAbstract

Coated proteases in sorghum soybean based diets for growing pigs

Use of coated proteases in sorghum soybean based diets for growing pigs may improve nitrogen retention and reduce nitrogen content in manure.

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United Kingdom: New farming rules for water

New rules will be introduced which will save farmers money whilst also better protecting the water environment.

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Safety around manure handling

Liquid manure in deep anaerobic storage, contains sulfur (from amino acids in feed, manure or in water) which certain bacteria (anaerobes) use as a substitute for oxygen. They produce H₂S as an end product, which is toxic to living tissue, by stopping the energy supplying reactions in the tissue cells.

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ARIMEDIA: Project for reducing the ammonia emissions from slurry

The project, that counts on the participation of Spanish and Italian companies and institutions, is coordinated by the Food and Agriculture Research and Technology Centre (CITA) of Aragon.

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Insects oil

From the treatment of organical waste they obtain high caloric content compost and also insect maggots, rich in proteins, that can be used for animal feeding or to produce insects oils competing with fish oil and that can be used to obtain Omega’s 3, 6 and 7.

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Floor slat openings impact ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions associated with group-housed gestating sows

This trial showed the advantage, in an environmental point of view, to use 15% drainage openings on the solid part of partly slatted floors in pens for group-housed gestating sows.

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Canada: recent regulatory changes will stimulate Manitoba's hog production

The Manitoba government is introducing proposed legislation that would reduce outdated, contradictory, complicated or ineffective regulatory requirements imposed on businesses, industry and local governments.

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Bazooka Farmstar appoints new sales & business development manager

Bazooka Farmstar has announced that Kevin Wolter has joined the company to further develop their sales and business portfolio.

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ManagementAbstract

Removal of doxycycline during long-term liquid pig manure and digestate storage

The results confirm that a full removal capacity for doxycycline cannot be reached through the long-term storage of farm fertilizers.

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End of the lawsuit against France regarding the “Nitrates Directive”

The EU ended, last Thursday 8 December, the lawsuit regarding the implementation of the “Nitrates Directive”.

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Comparison of oxytetracycline degradation behavior in pig manure with different antibiotic addition methods

This study used oxytetracycline (OTC) as a model antibiotic to study antibiotic degradation behavior in manure under the above two OTC addition methods.

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EU takes Germany to court over high nitrate levels

The Commission has asked for a declaratory judgement and as such no sanctions will be imposed at first.

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Pig manure used as asfalt component

“PiGrid”, bio-based adhesive that is green, low cost, and durable and can be utilized as a substitute to petroleum-based asphalt binder, according to U.S. Department of Energy.

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