A new instrument will help Iowa State University (ISU) researcher Jacek Koziel study the components in livestock and poultry odors.
ISU’s Atmospheric Air Quality Laboratory recently obtained an instrument that can break down the gases and chemicals in livestock and poultry odors.
The instrument – a multi-dimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-olfactometry – is more commonly used in the cosmetics industry to analyze pleasant aromas.
The instrument will be used in several projects funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and ISU, says Koziel, assistant professor in agricultural and biosystems engineering.
There was a lot to be positive about in the pork industry the last week of October. I realize it is difficult to be optimistic when you are still losing $25 to $30/head. I also realize that positive news at this point could be as dangerous as it is welcome. But facts are facts, and we must recognize them.
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As I begin this week's column, I"m reminded of two different "flip side" statements that may help characterize the topic at hand. The first is the old Archie Campbell schtick - "That's good - no that’s bad," which I have used before. The second reflects President Truman's frustration with economists' incessant use of the qualifier - "on the other hand" - to introduce the contrary opinion on a given topic. President Truman once demanded in his usual colorful language: "Will someone please find me a *!&%$*?>
