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Investment cost and payback period of a modified prototype livestock trailer

The overall goal of the work conducted was to assess the performance of an improved prototype livestock trailer with ventilation, heating, misting and air filtration systems in maintaining a welfare-friendly and pathogen-free environment during transport. Road and disease-challenge tests showed that the trailer’s ancillary system was able to maintain acceptable environmental conditions in the animal compartment during transport. In addition, the air filtration system in the trailer was able to protect pigs from exposure to airborne transmissible diseases such as Influenza A virus. Cost analysis showed financial feasibility of an air-filtered trailer, with an estimated payback period of 2.8 years for an assumed price premium of $5 per pig transported in an air-filtered trailer.

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Measuring Methane Emissions From Cattle with Unique Technologies

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PhD Student Madison Kindberg, and Air Quality Specialist and Professor, Dr. Frank Mitloehner explain the unique Cattle Pen Enclosures and how they will capture emissions from cattle using state of the art technology. The enclosures are well equipped with one-way airflow fans, smart scales, and smart feeds that can tell you what an animal ate, when they ate and how much they ate. All enclosures are connected to one mobile air quality lab which uses gas monitors and analyzers to collect precision data. This data will be used to determine if an early-life methane reducing bolus can reduce emissions from cattle long-term.