Collective manure treatment in Europe
The working collective units and processing methods at the European level have been inventoried by country and by process.
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Description of the most important diseases and conditions in pigs
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Simulator that calculates the amount of drug to add to the water when using a flow dispenser.
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The latest slaughter pig prices in the most important pig markets. Check the evolution of the historical prices in charts and in several currencies.
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Technical sheets of the main raw materials and additives used in swine feed. They include a comparison of nutritional values from various sources, product
Global production and trade data for the most important raw materials
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to diagnose problems with the feed conversion ratio. Click on the flowchart or on the buttons within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
Articles on genetics and pig reproduction: genetic improvement, genomics, artificial insemination, use of hormones
Compare production data, calculate the number of sow, nursery, and finishing spaces, and visualize your tasks on the work schedule by type of BMS.
Tool that allows you to calculate the replacement rate in your farm
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to find out why your farrowing rate is less than ideal. Click on the flowchart or on the buttons found within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
Management, pig farm management, work planning in each production stage: management in gestation, grow finish, batch farrowing
Compare production data, calculate the number of sow, nursery, and finishing spaces, and visualize your tasks on the work schedule by type of BMS.
Tool that allows you to calculate the replacement rate in your farm
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Design of facilities and equipment for pig farms: building design, climate control, feeding systems, etc.
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to explore which slurry management strategy best fits your situation. Click on the flow chart or on the buttons within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
The working collective units and processing methods at the European level have been inventoried by country and by process.
What can we do to face the challenges in the industry? Innovate, research, and bring science closer to the field.
The application of BATs to optimize the management of slurry inside the barns means increasing the frequency of emptying the pits to the outside storage.
Eight years ago, Granja Capdevila Torrent Ramaders started up its biogas production plant using co-digestion and is now an example of economic viability and sustainability.
This article describes different techniques that can be applied, in order of priority, to prevent NH3 and CH4 emissions.
In this first article on emissions, Xavier Flotats explains how the main greenhouse gases and ammonia are generated on our farms.
This article provides an example of the cost per ton of CO2 saved by reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions through daily slurry removal and anaerobic digestion.
We went to visit Piggly, a sustainable farm from an environmental, production, animal welfare, and economic perspective.
Removing nitrogen from slurry by transforming it into N2 can be done biologically or by physical-chemical methods, the latter of which are in the experimental phase for slurry.
Although these strategies do not include anaerobic digestion in the combination of processes and therefore do not take advantage of its benefits, they do provide a higher organic matter content in the recovered effluents.
In a surplus situation, the best option is to export the digestate obtained following anaerobic digestion. If the cost of transportation is not affordable, other alternatives should be considered. Here we explain which ones.
In addition to the environmental benefits, the increased cost of energy and inorganic fertilizers make on-farm biogas production an interesting cost-effective option.
Acidification of slurry prevents the formation of ammonia and its loss by volatilization, reducing the loss of fertilizer value of the slurry.
In a situation with a nutrient surplus, the cost of transport is often the most important limiting factor to consider when deciding on the best manure management system for the farm.
Do you know the most effective, practically applicable, and economically feasible measures to reduce ammonia emissions? Proper application of these measures would meet the requirements set forth in the regulations.
Twelve years ago, the French cooperative Cooperl implemented the TRAC system, a novel way of removing slurry from the pits several times a day, significantly reducing ammonia emissions inside the barns.