Swine Production Lecture 15 + 16 - Manure Management and Marketing

environmental pollution

major concern with waste management

EPA

organization that controls CAFOs

concentrated animal feeding operation

A large indoor or outdoor structure used to raise animals at very high densities

2500 hogs >55 lbs.

45+ days of confinement

requirements for an organization to be considered a CAFO

liquid slurry

semi-solid

dry

forms of manure

water

carbon

nitrogen

phosphorus

potassium

sulfur

nutrients present in manure

10:9:8

ideal N:P:K ratio

phytase

phosphatase (enzyme) is required to liberate phosphorus from phytase molecule

self-distribute

manure collection strategy for dry manure

under-floor storage pit

lagoon

storage tank

manure collection strategy for liquid manure

anaerobic lagoon

cause odor pollution

more shallow

slurry storage tank

manure is collected in large reservoir, allows for improved fertilizer value

9,500 - 11,500 (millions)

estimated number of pigs processed over 1 year

March and October

biggest/highest demand months for hog slaughter

pork checkoff program

established by the national pork board to produce ideal market hogs, set the standard of excellence for quality market hogs in the United States

production, carcass, and meat quality character

areas evaluated in pork checkoff program

auction

direct to buyer (private treaty)

contracts

market channels

contracts

most popular market channel in industry

summer

time of the year when lean hog prices are the highest

corn

resource that lean hog prices are based on