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Disposing Of Livestock Mortalities

There are several methods to choose from when disposing of livestock mortalities, each with its pros and cons. One method worth considering is composting. We talked with Kim Stanford, beef research scientist at Alberta Agriculture about composting deadstock.

Interview with Kim Stanford (2:33 minutes) (1.16 Mb)

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Season 6, Episode 3: Manure Handling Connections Between PRRSV and PEDV

Video: Season 6, Episode 3: Manure Handling Connections Between PRRSV and PEDV

Biosecurity is vital to any swine operation, and manure handling can pose serious potential risks. Research from Ana Paula Serafini Poeta Silva, a research scientist from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University, studied the association between manure management practices and disease outbreaks, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV). On today’s episode, she highlights the analysis on improving pumping procedures and which disease showed a stronger association in wean-to-market pigs