Odours from a straw-based shelter for pigs

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

11-1997

Conference Title

Sixth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association

Place of Publication

Canberra

ISBN

0 646 34188 x

ISSN

1324-9177

Keywords

pigs, swine, pork

Disciplines

Meat Science | Other Animal Sciences

Abstract

This study was conducted to measure odour emission at a range of temperatures from a straw-based shelter at the Medina Research Centre. The shelter housed 174 commercial hybrid female pigs, of 85.3 kg average live weight, on a manure pack 350-450 mm deep, built up over 12-13 weeks.

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