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Extrusion of wheat or sorghum and/or addition of exogenous enzymes to pig diets influences the large intestinal microbiota but does not prevent development of swine dysentery following experimental challenge
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A study was made of dietary inA?uences on the large intestinal microbiota of pigs and on the
incidence of swine dysentery (SD) after experimental infection with Brachyspira
hyodysenteriae, the aetiological agent of SD. Animals were fed diets based either on wheat
(expts 1 and 2) or sorghum (expt 2). Grains were ground and fed either raw or after high
temperature and pressure extrusion and/or after addition of exogenous enzymes to the
whole diet to reduce the starch and soluble non-starch polysaccharides available for
fermentation in the large intestine. Limiting fermentation creates conditions that apparently
reduce the incidence of SD after infection with B. hyodysenteriae. The diets were fed to
weaned pigs for 4A
ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY EFFECTS ON PESTICIDE DRIFT FROM AN IRRIGATED ORCHARD
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Farmers split over livestock expansion virtues
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Farmers are split regrading livestock expansion in Manitoba, some see it as an opportunity and others view it as an annoyance. Varying points have been heard by a livestock review panel examining livestock expansion in Manitoba over th past month. Advocates for intensive hog operations believe they diversify the economy can create future livelihood in farming, and investment in the livestock industry are crictical to the province’s economy. While opponents, state hog barns hurt property values and destroy neighbourhood harmony.
An Alternative Approach to Manure Collection: The Conveyor Belt System
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The key to a successful swine waste management system is to produce less waste and/or produce some valuable from it. One system that combines these is the installation of manure collection belts underneath the flooring.
The idea is that fresh manure will drop from the pens and land on the tilted belt. The urine will then drain off and be transported elsewhere while the fecal matter will remain, where a drying process will occur. This system has several advantages including reduced ammonia and odour emissions because of the separation of the two kinds of waste and manure transport becomes easier and cheaper as the manure is drier. This system is also low maintenance, the belt life ranges from 5 to 10 years because of its durability, and finally there is greater flexibility because dry manure can be used as fertilizer, as soil amendments such as compost, or as fuel to be burned for energy production.
The question with any new technology is the feasibility for producers. Will it be practical and economical for the farm? The poultry industry has used this system for many years but the economic feasibility for pork producers is still being researched. Estimates suggest the belt will increase the cost of the barn to $5/pig place but that this would be offset by the savings in no longer needing a large lagoon or spray field and the cheaper transportation.
Human health effects of dust exposure in animal confinement buildings
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Options Report: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Canadian Agriculture
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In response to the Kyoto Protocol, Canadaa