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Learn about Livestock Mortality Composting
2013-10-25 16:06:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Purdue University Livestock producers looking for an economical and environmentally beneficial way to deal with dead animals can earn livestock mortality composting certification through a course offered by experts from Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. read more
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International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research Critique 124: The J-Shaped Curve for the Relation of Alcohol Consumption to Mortality
2013-09-17 14:38:27| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
An analysis based on data from more than 110,000 subjects in the US, of whom 3,364 died during a follow-up period of up to nine years, was used to evaluate the relation of "heavy drinking" and "non-heavy drinking" to the risk of all-cause mortality.
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Danes Focus on Reducing Organic Herd Mortality
2013-08-07 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
DENMARK - A study commissioned by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries shows a high piglet mortality in organic herds. Efforts should be made to improve survival, conclude the scientists behind the report.
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Water Sprinkling Effective in Reducing Mortality
2013-03-20 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - Research conducted in Ontario has shown pork producers can reduce their risk of death loss during the hot summer months by using water sprinkling during transport, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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Estimating the Cost of Mortality Management
2013-01-15 16:09:00| National Hog Farmer
Research at Michigan State University estimated the costs of two animal composting systems and compared them to routine methods of managing mortalities. By Joe Vansickle, Senior Editor The practice of composting to manage on-farm swine mortalities has increased from 10.5% in 1994 to nearly 36% in 2006, according to data supplied by USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Traditionally, the most popular method of composting has been the open static pile (OSP) in bins, piles or windrows, managed by primary, secondary and curing stages. More recently, in-vessel (IV) systems have become increasingly used. The most popular system is rotating drums. read more
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