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Audits Return to Basics 

Mike Eisenmenger, DVM, has launched a return-to-basics approach to educating producers on ventilation. Many barn offices feature a dizzying array of computer-controlled...

Finding the Stinkers In Hog Barn Odors 

There are hundreds of compounds that comprise hog odors but only a few appear to be the bad guys responsible for most of the stink. Jacek Koziel figures...

Three Ways to Improve Barn Air Quality 

Airborne dust particulates and gases, such as ammonia, hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide, are almost always present in confinement hog operations....

Steps to Reduce Energy Use 

Iowa State University (ISU) and the National Pork Board have teamed up to offer producers seven simple steps to reducing energy costs....

Thousands Sign Up for EPA Air Compliance Agreement 

More than 2,000 animal feeding operations (AFOs) have signed agreements to participate in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) air compliance initiative....

Cooler Nights Translate into Savings 

Engineers at the Prairie Swine Centre in Saskatchewan, Canada have found an easy way to keep hogs cooler without adding to production costs. Cooler pigs...

Renovation Help 

If you are considering renovating the lighting, heating or ventilation systems in your hog buildings, or replacing an actual building, financial help may be available....

Animal Care and Handling Conference 

The American Meat Institute Foundation Animal Care and Handling Conference is Feb. 9-10, 2005 at the Marriott Downtown in Kansas City, MO. The popular...

Never Too Hot, Never Too Cold 

Odors are so minimal at a northern Iowa wean-to-finish barn that neighbors a half-mile away didn't even realize pigs were in the building for six months....

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