Ecological Laboratories, Inc. (ELI) articles

The facility is a rendering plant, utilizing a limited waste water system. The basic design has a cooling tower, from which the water passes through a grease trap and then into an aeration tower. The water is then discharged into a series of three small lagoons, with a retention time that is calculated to be between 10 and 15 days based on a system volume of 110,000 gallons in the tanks and lagoons and the flow which was believed to vary between 6,857and 11,428 gallons per day.

By applying refined scientific methods with many years of careful bio-prospecting, Ecological Laboratories, Inc. continues to provide unique, non-engineered Bacillus cultures. Our direct-fed microbial strains all have important attributes that enhance the feed conversion rate and promote animal health. All strains used by Ecological Laboratories, Inc (ELI), in direct-fed microbial (DFM) blends are approved by the American Association of Feed Control Officials (AAFCO).

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Southern Poultry Research performed a 28-day battery test with Cobb 500 chicks. The study included eight replicate cages for each treatment with eight chicks per cage, or 64 birds per treatment The probiotic treatments were added to the respective feed at a concentration of 2e6, or two million colony forming units (CFU) per gram of feed. The control treatments did not contain probiotic bacteria. The antibiotic Bacitracin was included in the test as the

Location:   Enviro Grind Ltd, Pettigo Co., Donegal, United Kingdom

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Situated in South Donegal, Enviro Grind is a waste recycling company that has diversified into the reprocessing of organic waste streams. Enviro Grind operates an ABP Category 3 approved in-vessel composting facility and takes in feedstock including catering industry waste, pre and post food processing waste, fish and shellfish proce

Location: McClellan Farms Inc., Bradford County, PA

Background: McClellan Farms is a contract grower for Country View Family Farms (CVFF). The farm consists of two 2100-head finishing operations and one 8800-head nursery operation. The swine in these three buildings produce close to 2.5 million gallons of manure each year that must be managed efficiently.

Objective: Foul-smelling odors emanating from the field application of m

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Aquaculture systems often struggle with the overstocking of farms and the creation of excess waste. This population growth problem causes the animals to be stressed and more susceptible to diseases. A high concentration of waste in the water will also increase biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and drop dissolved oxygen (DO) that negatively impacts shrimp and fish. Bacteria are an integral part of all aquaculture ponds and have a direct impact on productiv

Background: The Agrotel Company owns and operates a wholesale agricultural supply company as well as a swine farm in Moca, Dominican Republic. The farm maintains 450 to 500 sows and approximately 10,000 piglets. The barn wash-down and manure wastewater is collected, the solids are separated for feed and fertilizer, and the wastewater flows into a lagoon. There is no surface exit for runoff, but water does percolate through the soil and emit odors downstream.

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Marine Life Aquaculture Pte. Ltd. (MLA) is a high tech food fish hatchery located in Pasir Ris, Singapore. The company`s core business consists of the hatching and breeding of sea bass, thread fin, grouper, and other fish fry for commercial aquaculture farms in Singapore and surrounding countries.

Mr. Tan Kay Heok, the Chief Technical Officer of MLA has developed great expertise in the hatchery of commercial food fish. The farm has been using vario

Location: Poultry Farm, Syria

Background: The idea of using MICROBE-LIFT® in poultry production was encouraged by fact that many international manufacturers of veterinarian products have recently introduced feed additives containing various forms of live bacteria. These probiotic products, which usually contain a short list of non-beneficial remaining after the food moves down the digestive track. As the bacteria contained i

Location: Banana Plantation, Guatemala

Background: Typical of most banana plantations, this operation left plant litter such as leaves and stalks on the floor of the banana stand in order to decompose and return nutrients to the soil to support new growth. However, it takes significant time for this litter to decompose or "compost" slowing the availability of needed nutrients.