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Odor Footprint Tool Progress: Regional Output Resources
By Richard R. Stowell Dennis D. Schulte Richard K. Koelsch Christopher Henry - This article highlights practical applications for resources being developed using the Odor Footprint Tool and the effects of dffering regional weather patterns on needed setbacks...
Fiber Content of Diet Affects Percieved Odor Of Swine Manure
By Eric van Heugten, North Carolina State University - Ammonia and volatile organic compounds are major contributors to air quality problems associated with swine production. Odorants result from the fermentative degradation of carbohydrates, fats, and...
Managing Manure to Improve Air and Water Quality
By Marcel Aillery, Noel Gollehon, Robert Johansson, Jonathan Kaplan, Nigel Key, and Marc Ribaudo, Economic Research service, USDA - Animal waste from confined animal feeding operations is a potential source of air and water quality degradation from evaporation...
Practices to Reduce Odor from Livestock Operations
By Wendy Powers, Iowa State University - Practices to control odor emissions associated with livestock production can be applied to animal housing areas, manure storage areas, and land where manure is applied. This document provides an overview of practices...
Odor Control Methods Used By Iowa Pork Producers
By Iowa State University - Air and odor issues related to livestock production have received much attention recently and are a primary concern for pork producers. To establish baseline information about the odor control technologies used by producers,...
Controversy over Air Quality
By Theo van Kempen, Swine Nutrition Specialist, North Carolina State University - The biggest challenge for the animal industry is likely air quality. Odor may affect the quality of life of those down-wind from a swine farm. Ammonia may contribute to...
Green House Gases and Odour Control
By Lee Whittington, BSc MBA and Stéphane Lemay Ph.D P.Eng - This article is from Prairie Swine Center and looks at manure management and the contribution of the pork industry to the odour, gas and particulate composition of air around pig barns.
Impact of combining a low protein diet and oil sprinkling on odour and dust
By Michel Payeur, Stéphane P. Lemay Ph.D., Ruurd T. Zijlstra Ph.D., Stéphane Godbout, Ph.D., Liliane Chénard M.Sc., Ernie M. Barber Ph.D. Claude Laguë Ph.D. and Shala K. Christianson M.Sc. Odour from intensive swine operations are a significant limiting...
Preparing an Odor Management Plan and Setback Estimation Tool
By University of Minnesota Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering - Minnesota Rules Relating to Animal Feedlots and Storage, Transportation, and Utilization of Animal Manure, Chapter 7020.0505 Subpart 4 B, requires feedlots with 1,000 animal...
Whence Come Hog Manure Odors?
By Ben Hardin, ARS - Researching the question "What makes manure stink?" is no ivory-tower pursuit for ARS microbiologist Michael A. Cotta and his colleagues. In their view, finding which microbes are responsible is a fundamental step toward helping the...
Odour Control in Hog Barns
Odours are one of the main causes of conflicts between livestock producers and their neighbours. In most areas, hog producers represent a small minority of the population. It is therefore essential that hog producers develop and maintain a positive image...
Methods and Practices to Reduce Odor from Swine Facilities
By Albert J. Heber and Don J. Jones, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and Alan L. Sutton, Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University - This publication describes all known methods and practices that may reduce odor nuisance...
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