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 proteins in the large intestine and manure of swine and, therefore, can be manipulated by diet composition (Hobbs, et al., 1996; Sutton, et al., 1999).
20 November 2005
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