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Alternative Methods – What is Solid-Liquid Separation?
The Livestock and Urban Waste Research (LUW) Team at the University of Illinois has modified a method for processing liquid pig manure, according to Swine Waste Economical and Environmental Treatment Alternatives (SWEETA).
Alternative Methods – How Does it Work?
How the solid and liquid fractions of pig manure are separated in the system developed by the Livestock and Urban Waste Research (LUW) Team at the University of Illinois, described by Swine Waste Economical and Environmental Treatment Alternatives (SWEETA). ...
Alternative Methods – What Is the Effectiveness?
The Livestock and Urban Waste Research (LUW) Team at the University of Illinois outlines the efficacy of its new system for slurry separation into solid and liquid fractions. From Swine Waste Economical and Environmental Treatment Alternatives (SWEETA). ...
Alternative Methods – Who Should Consider It?
Producers who have limited acres available for land application of liquid manure and whose land has phosphorus content above 60 to 70 pounds per acre should consider separation of pig manure, according to Livestock and Urban Waste Research (LUW) Team...
Slurry Separation – A Systems Approach to Manure Management
The Livestock and Urban Waste Research (LUW) Team at the University of Illinois explains its manure management system, which involves the separation of the solid and liquid fractions of pig manure. From Swine Waste Economical and Environmental Treatment...
Composting Manure
The Livestock and Urban Waste Research (LUW) Team at the University of Illinois explains how composting works. From Swine Waste Economical and Environmental Treatment Alternatives (SWEETA).
Land Application of Separated Effluent from Swine Slurry
The Livestock and Urban Waste Research (LUW) Team at the University of Illinois has developed a successful manure treatment system that couples polymer-assisted separation of liquid manure with composting. From Swine Waste Economical and Environmental...
The UK Pig Industry in 2020?
Executive summary of the report by Helen Thoday based on her Nuffield Scholarship study into the future of the UK pig industry in 2011. A link s given to the full report.
Alternative Systems for Pig Slurry Processing
A series of articles on a systems approach for processing and land applying liquid pig manure from the Swine Waste Economical and Environmental Treatment Alternatives (SWEETA) team at the University of Illinois.
Christmas Cheer Comes Early for Global Pig Prices
By Chris Harris, Editor-in-Chief of ThePigSite. Our snapshot of the ongoing global pig industry trends as reported in the December 2011 Whole Hog Brief. To read the full detailed analysis, including all the commentary and graphical data, subscribe...
USDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report - December 2011 [Updated]
The latest quarterly Hogs and Pigs report from the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Proceedings of SafePork 2011
The 9th International Conference on the Epidemiology and Control of biological, chemical and physical hazards in pigs and pork was held in Maastricht, the Netherlands from 19 to 22 June 2011.
Comparative Evaluation of Use of Heat Exchanger, Ground Source Heat Pump and Conventional Heating Systems in Grow-Finish Rooms
Initial results reveal that a heat recovery ventilator with a forced-convection heater and the ground source heat pump system reduced energy consumption for heating by 52 per cent and for ventilation by 39 per cent compared to a conventional forced-convection...
Tools for Science and Selection: Numerical Genomics
An overview of the reasons for genomic analysis and software tool development from the final scientific report from the EU group, Sustainable Animal Breeding (SABRE) subtitled 'Cutting Edge Genomics for Sustainable Animal Breeding'.
BPEX Export Bulletin - December 2011: Week 51
The British Pig Executive's (BPEX) Export Bulletin reports pig industry trends from around the world. Among the highlights are that fifth quarter exports were clearly the winner in 2011 and the quote of the year belongs to a beef processor who said "Meat...
EU Pig Population – 2010 – Update
The latest update for the EU pig population from Eurostat includes the final figure for Romania, which brings the EU total to just over 151 million pigs in 2010, writes Jackie Linden, senior editor of ThePigSite.
EU Pig Meat Production – 2010 – Update
The latest Eurostat statistics for pig meat production in the European Union in 2010 include one amendment but this has not affected the total for the region, writes Jackie Linden, senior editor of ThePigSite.
Characterisation of Recent Human-Like H1 (δ-Cluster) Swine Influenza Virus Isolates
There is considerable genetic and antigenic heterogeneity among δ-cluster H1 swine influenza virus (SIV) isolates, according to researchers at Newport Laboratories in the US.
Pork Fat Quality, Iodine Values and Feeding DDGS
Pig meat processors are focusing on carcass fat quality by determining iodine value, according to Tom Guthrie, Extension Educator in Jackson, Colorado and Dale W. Rozeboom, Extension Specialist at Michigan State University's Department of Animal Science...
Russian Federation – GOR Ag Development Forecast for 2012-2014
An overview of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development's macroeconomic assumptions and sector-specific production forecasts on grain, sugar, oilseeds, meat, poultry, dairy, fishery, forestry, and food retail/catering in the latest GAIN report from...
Mycotoxin Control as an Effective Tool for Successful Demedicalisation
Nutrition is now being more widely used as a practical solution to maintaining animal health, according to Radka Borutova of Biomin.
Supply Chain Approach Needed to Swine Dysentery
Following several confirmed outbreaks of swine dysentery in northern England recently, stockmen and farmers need to be looking out for the signs and to know what to do in case the disease strikes. Jackie Linden, senior editor of ThePigSite, reports on...
BPEX Export Bulletin - December 2011: Week 50
The British Pig Executive's (BPEX) Export Bulletin reports pig industry trends from around the world. Among the highlights are that the UK Government is to launch a food and drink export action plan in January, which is to include a strategy...
 
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