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 within their community.
1 July 2000
2 minute read
One of the key elements in being a good neighbour is to make every reasonable effort to control odours. It should be the goal of all hog producers to design, construct and manage their operations in a manner that minimizes the odour experienced by their neighbours.
The contents from this set of articles include:
- Where Odours Come From
- Human Response to Odours
- Other air quality concerns
- Sites of Odour Production
- Livestock Operation Design
- Manure management system
- Housing environmental control
- Landscaping
- Setbacks from neighbours
- Storage Odour Control
- Odour Control Plan
