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Affluent effluent possible for piggeries
2018-10-17 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
About 16 per cent of the manure effluent of the Australian pig herd is now directed to biogas systems, equating to 29 percent of the herd housed in conventional sheds at piggeries larger than 500 sow farrow-to-finish, which is the cut-off for feasibility of these systems
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Hygiene Check at Poultry Farms, Chicken Shops, Piggeries in Karnataka District
2017-08-09 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
INDIA - A committee led by district surveillance officer will survey poultry farms, chicken shops and piggeries in Dakshina Kannada, a coastal district in the state of Karnataka.
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Pig manure could help grow feed for piggeries, cut greenhouse gas emissions, research shows
2016-02-26 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Pig effluent could be used to grow algae or seaweed that is fed back to pigs as part of a closed-loop system for intensive piggeries. Key points: Researchers prove pig poo can be used to help grow algae Algae can be fed back to pigs or help to produce methane to generate electricity Pig manure can also help reduce use of costly fertiliser Researchers at Murdoch University's Algae Research and Development Centre have proven they can grow some aquatic species on untreated pig waste, despite...
Massive Savings from Monitoring Piggeries
2014-06-26 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - A five to 10 day reduction in finishing time, an 80 per cent cut in water waste, a 50 per cent saving in fossil fuel use and performance variation narrowed by 50 per cent. These are some of the achievable improvements pig producers can make by monitoring the performance of their herds.
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Australian Pork Industry Warns of Exodus of Old Piggeries
2014-01-20 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
AUSTRALIA - The Australian pork industry is preparing for an exodus of old piggeries unwilling to meet the 2017 deadline for phasing out confined pens for pregnant sows, known as stalls.
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