Prairie Swine Centre Prairie Swine Centre
  • About
  • Media
  • Research
  • Programs
  • Publications
  • Contact
Search
(306) 373-9922
Saskatoon, SK
Graduate Opportunities
Prairie Swine Centre Prairie Swine Centre
  • About
  • Media
  • Research
  • Programs
  • Publications
  • Contact
Search Articles

Using Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles to Control Emissions – Pig Performance, Manure Properties, and Production Cost

WShannon
Engineering
November 20, 2020

Filtration and mixing methods using zinc oxide nanoparticles were effective in controlling odour, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide emissions from swine facilities. This is important to the health and safety of the workers and the environment as well. The feasibility of these methods in commercial swine facilities was investigated. Applying the treatments had no effect on pig performance and manure nutrient characteristics. The mixing method was cost prohibitive at about 40.2% of the average total production cost while the filtration method was 2.8% of the average total cost of production. The filtration method is much more feasible to implement in a commercial barn.

Using Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles to Control Emissions – Pig Performance, Manure Properties, and Production Cost (full article)

-
Share on Facebook Share on X
Research Areas
EngineeringEthologyManagementMediaNutritionOntario PorkProductionSwine Innovation Porc

Engineering

  • Optimizing temperature requirements of pigs to reduce energy use in swine production
  • Investment cost and payback period of a modified prototype livestock trailer
  • Alternative energy and heating sources

Nutrition

  • Transepithelial ion transport in the stomach of pigs exposed to gastric ulcer conditions
  • Developing an Indigestible Protein Index to Investigate the Effects of Dietary Protein in Pigs
  • Impact of fibre on performance and intestinal health of pigs fed a high indigestible protein level

Ethology

  • The influence of straw enrichment on hair hormone concentrations, behaviour, and productivity of growing pigs
  • Rearing pigs with play opportunities: The effects on disease resilience in pigs experimentally inoculated with PRRSV
  • Promoting play behaviour in grow-finish pigs

Management

  • Quality of Life Handbook – The use of environmental enrichment
  • Seek and you shall find; The value of postmortem, in pigs?
  • P1 development strategies for peak performance

Social Media

Continue Reading

Previous post

Development of Diets for Low Birth-Weight Piglets to Improve Post-Weaning Growth Performance and Optimize Net Returns to the Producer

Next post

Evaluation of Heat Exchanger, Ground Source Heat Pump, and Conventional Heating Systems

Close
Search

Hit enter to search or ESC to close

cookie By using this website, you agree to our cookie policy. Close