farm animal Articles
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Project - Laboratory gases for Pirbright Institute
The Pirbright Institute, formerly known as the Institute for Animal Health, is a world leading centre of excellence in research and surveillance of virus diseases of farm animals and viruses that spread from animals to humans. Puretech was responsible for the supply and installation of gas systems at the Institutes new CAT4 facility. Project: Institute of Animal Health, Pirbright, Surrey ...
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Qualitative Stakeholder Analysis for the Development of Sustainable Monitoring Systems for Farm Animal Welfare
Continued concern for animal welfare may be alleviated when welfare would be monitored on farms. Monitoring can be characterized as an information system where various stakeholders periodically exchange relevant information. Stakeholders include producers, consumers, retailers, the government, scientists, and others. Valuating animal welfare in the animal-product market chain is regarded as a key ...
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The use of GMOs and consumers' rights in the European Union
Most European consumers are against the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) products. Nevertheless, the European Union (EU) does not set particular limits to GMOs intake while it is restrictive with regard to GMOs farming. As consequence nine Member States, including France, Italy and Germany, have adopted measures to forbid GMOs farming on their land. Worldwide, the EU is the main ...
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A Global Assessment of the Water Footprint of Farm Animal Products
The increase in the consumption of animal products is likely to put further pressure on the world’s freshwater resources. This paper provides a comprehensive account of the water footprint of animal products, considering different production systems and feed composition per animal type and country. Nearly one-third of the total water footprint of agriculture in the world is related to the ...
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EPA proposal to change reporting of hazardous substances from farm animal waste
EPA has proposed a rule change to provide an administrative reporting exemption for air releases of hazardous substances -- primarily ammonia and hydrogen sulfide -- from animal waste at farms. The aim is to enable authorities to better focus their attention on hazardous substance releases that require emergency response while reducing reporting burdens on America’s farms. EPA’s proposed rule ...
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Organic livestock: why you should embrace it
The term “organic” is widely used nowadays, usually to refer to products and practices related to a healthier and more conscious lifestyle. But what about organic livestock? Learn more about the practice, its benefits and why you should start embracing it as your main production system. What is organic livestock? Organic livestock is a practice that consists on producing healthy ...
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How Is The Processing Flow Of Poultry Feed Pellets?
Pellet feed machine is widely used in the feed processing industry and breeding industry with its many advantages. The pellet feed produced by the poultry feed pellets making machine has a higher density and lower water content, which is convenient for transportation and storage. At the same time, because the pellet feed has already mixed the various nutrients of the feed, and each feed pellet ...
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Steps for Best Hog and Poultry Operations
The most basic need of hog and poultry operations is unlimited access to clean water. Always start with a water analysis from your local independent lab. That way, you can check on the person who says they are an industry professional. Most of the industry has adopted an enclosed drinker system; this helps reduce contamination from various foreign matter and the water your farm animal’s ...
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Small Feed Production Line for Making Livestock and Poultry Feed
Standard and custom feed production line, Sunwit Industry Provides the turn-key solution. Factory direct sales, Fast delivery, Get quote now! Factory Price. What is small feed pellet line? Small feed pellet line is additionally known as mini feed manufacturing line or cell feed pellet line which is used to method animal feeding pellets. Our small feed pellet line is can produce 2-8mm of feed ...
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Bauer Technics Completed and Started Up the Farm for 10 Mil. Eur
The brand new farm was started up in Maloyaroslavecky region. The approximate price of the project is 10.000.000 €. The construction works were established 4 years ago near the village Maximovka and the farm was built in cooperation with the czech specialists. The project was co-financed by the government subsidy in amount of 100.000.000 Russian Rubbles. The pig farm is equipped with the ...
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Karakul sheep production in Kazakhstan: an efficient collective enterprise under the state farm (sovkhoz) system and its collapse with the break–up of the Soviet Union
Prior to the demise of the Soviet Union in 1991, Karakul sheep in Kazakhstan were raised mainly on large collective state farms, sovkhozes. Farmers had to meet quotas on lamb and pelt numbers and received wages, while state farms provided veterinary and breeding services, animal feed and marketing. With the break–up of the Soviet Union, land ownership, farm facilities, animals and payment ...
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What Types of Farm Animals Can Use Dura Trac Flooring?
Part of running a farm is making sure you have the best set up for your livestock. Advancements in technology have led to Dura Trac flooring, a great way to help keep your livestock healthy by providing a solid, clean environment for them to traverse in their stalls. Can all farm animals can use Dura Trac flooring? Whether you have small animals or large ones, Dura Trac flooring can provide the ...
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Carcass Poultry Shredder
GEP ECOTECH carcass poultry shredder system is an excellent solution for slaughterhouse and farm waste disposal and can handle the on-site removal of whole carcasses with ease, such as poultry, swine, sheep, cattle, and even fish. Thanks to its medical-grade sterilization and its unique shredding technology it can easily help you recover animal by-products on-site after the carcass disposal ...
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Organic Fertilizers Production Process (original article in Bahasa Indonesia)
Illustrated description of complete production lines of granulated organic fertilizers. Raw materials can be either farm waste, animal husbandry waste, biomass, and biodegradables of municipal solid waste. The product is granulated fertilizers with specifications in comformity with the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) and those being enforced by the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture. A number ...
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Leaching of dissolved phosphorus from tile-drained agricultural areas
We investigated leaching of dissolved phosphorus (P) from 45 tile-drains representing animal husbandry farms in all regions of Denmark. Leaching of P via tile-drains exhibits a high degree of spatial heterogeneity with a low concentration in the majority of tile-drains and few tile-drains (15% in our investigation) having high to very high concentration of dissolved P. The share of dissolved ...
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Hot spots in animal agriculture, emerging federal environmental policies and the potential for efficiency and innovation offsets
In North America and Northern Europe, high livestock densities in concentrated areas (hot spots) have led to manure surpluses, which have resulted in water pollution problems. Using the emerging policy objectives for animal waste in the European Union and the USA as a backdrop, this paper discusses the impact of environmental regulation on farm profits. A theoretical model of the farm is ...
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Disaster management plan agriculture
The municipality Amt Neuhaus spreads out on the right bank of river Elbe. The region is characterized by agriculture, especially grassland farming in conjunction with animal husbandry. The area is low-lying and has a potential flood risk. The floods in 2002, 2006 and 2011 endangered the stability of dykes and therefore the security of people, livestock and material assets. In 2002 the situation ...
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Composting Process and Organic Fertilizers Production
Illustrated explanation of two broad stages that are usually applied in most composting facility. First, composting process that convert raw compost into mature compost. Second, organic fertilizers production that convert mature compost into granulated fertilizers. Feedstock for composting stage can be farm and animal husbandry wastes, biomass from plants, and biodegradables that have been ...
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Murphy Family Vestal Hog Farms Dragonfly Wastewater Treatment System - Case Study
The proliferation of large and efficient confined animal farms has created a significant problem for the processing and disposal of the water used for cleaning and cooling as well as other applications on the typical farm. The answer is Water Energy’s utilization of the technology presently known as the Dragonfly Water Treatment System. The result is the only hog farm capable of reusing ...
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New study finds recycled phosphorus could fertilize 100 percent of U.S. corn
The world has a problem. A phosphorus problem. Needed to fertilize crops, the bulk of phosphorus comes from nonrenewable phosphate rock. While China mines the most — producing almost half the world’s phosphorus — Morocco alone controls three-fourths of global phosphate rock reserves. Year by year those global reserves dwindle, leaving phosphate rock that’s ever lower in ...
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