EMS Monitoring Project Update
The conclusions for this project from the University of Saskatchewan. • EMS effluent is primarily:ammonium, bicarbonate, chloride and potassium •Ion exchange appears to play an important role • EC...
View ArticleBALANCING THE AVAILABILITY OF NUTRIENTS IN MANURED SOILS
There is opportunity to make more effective use of manure nutrients through balancing with commercial fertilizer. Important considerations identified so far are: 1) the N:P balance with respect to...
View ArticleFocus on Environmental Issues and Challenges
This presentation outlines manure management, pork supply & demand, welfare, importing & exporting and how these topics relate to environmental impact. Focus on Enviromental Issues and Challenges
View ArticleFeral Boar: A Potential Serious Threat to Domestic Pig Producers
As of 2013 70% of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan have a high probability of boar presence based on RSPF analysis. These animals are resevoirs and vectors for diseases as well as being highly...
View ArticleAnimal Proteins Challenging Role in Feeding the Planet -Banff 2017
Sandra Vijn offered 3 key ways to reach the goal of sustainability in agriculture. Engaging platforms and multi-stakeholder initiatives Improved production efficiency Engaging consumers Animal Proteins...
View ArticleSustainable Intensification -Banff 2017
This lecture focuses on production efficiency and GHG emissions, stating that livestock will need to continue to intensify in order to be able to feed the expected population of 9 billion by 2050....
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H2S Awareness Training On-Line Course
Hydrogen Sulphine Awareness Training for Liquid Manure Handling Systems The 2-Hour On-Line Workshop Includes Instruction in: Properties of H2S Exposure limits to H2S Detection of H2S Demonstration of...
View ArticleControlling hydrogen sulfide emissions from swine operations
High concentrations of H2S gas are a human and animal health hazard, and can increase the rate of corrosion in barn facilities. Metabolic inhibitors can decrease H2S concentration, but they have not...
View ArticleEnvironmental Compliance Costs and the Competitiveness
This study measured the compliance cost of the current and possible future nutrient management regulations on pig production facilities in Ontario. Two farm types were examined: farrow to finish and...
View ArticlePathogen die-off rate following manure application under Ontario field...
Bacteria including E.coli, Listeria and Salmonella are commonly found in manure, and have the potential to become a human health risk if they contaminate food products. The die-off rates of E.coli,...
View ArticleDeveloping strategies for water conservation in swine production operations
The abstract for a study on water usage by drinkers and cleaning purposes. Three types of drinkers were tested for water use: controlled nipple, nipple with side plate, and trough with a constant...
View ArticleViscosity dependent dual-permeability modeling of liquid manure movement in...
Liquid swine manure has nitrogen and phosphorus that can be utilized for crop fertilization, but due to high levels of application the manure will often flow through macropores. If the manure reaches...
View ArticleImpact of Repeated Applications of Liquid Swine Manure and Biogas Production...
An experiment was done to find out the long and short term impacts liquid hog manure had on soils compared to manure biodigestate that is produced from biogas production. Three amounts of hog manure...
View ArticleComparative evaluation of the use of heat exchanger, ground source heat pump...
The use of the heat recovery ventilator with a forced-convection heater and the ground source heat pump system resulted in 52% to 39% reduction in energy consumption for heating and ventilation,...
View ArticleEvaluation of temperature conditions in trucks during transport of market...
Previous research at PSC has shown there is significant variation in conditions (temperature and humidity) among different compartments in trucks transporting market pigs. This study examined...
View ArticleEffect of different quality wheat dried distiller’s grain solubles (DDGS) in...
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of the incorporation in pig diets of 25% of ten different wheat dried distiller’s grain solubles (DDGS) from biofuel production, on (i) the excretion...
View ArticleInfluence of phytase and carbohydrase enzymes on apparent ileal nutrient and...
Effects of phytase with orwithout carbohydrases on utilization of nutrients other than P are not well understood in diets adequate in P. Thus, we investigated the effects of Phyzyme XP® (PX) and...
View ArticleRolling behaviour of sows in relation to piglet crushing on sloped versus...
The study focused on the rolling behaviour of sows and the crushing of piglets by sows’ rolling behaviour. The experiment examined the influence of sloped floor in loose housed farrowing pens on the...
View ArticleApparent nutrient and mineral digestibility in growing–finishing pigs fed...
In a study with 32 growing–finishing crossbred gilts (26–109 kg BW) the effects of benzoic acid and phytase (Peniophora lycii) on nutrient digestibility in P reduced diets was examined. All animals...
View ArticleMicrobial phytase and liquid feeding increase phytate degradation in the...
The quantitative degradation of inositol phosphates (InsP6 to InsP2) in the stomach and small intestine as influenced by microbial phytase and fermented liquid feeding was compared by combining the...
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