Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Swine Farming & Agricultural Waste Management

By Lianne Derocco


Among the food and meat related industries in the United States, the pork industry is one of the most profitable. The farms can range from the small and independent ones raising only a few pigs a year to the huge commercial farms, and these are reasons why millions of pigs can be raised each year for the consumption of people in the country.

Pigs are among the top prevalent mammals in the whole world because at any time, there can be about a billion pigs alive in this world. There can be millions of pigs running in the wild all over the world, although the majority of these pigs are raised in the farms. Throughout the whole of North America, Europe, and also Asia, you can find wild pigs.

Food for these pigs is carefully controlled in the farms but they are also omnivorous animals, which mean that they are also the "all eaters" or they eat plants, animals, or algae and others. In the farms, their typical food sources are corn and soybean meals. In the wild however, they are having their meals on grasses, leaves, roots, fruits, and other food they can forage. Because wild pigs are excellent in foraging, they can also teach people how to find and dig wild potatoes.

Among swine or pigs, there are about 10 different kinds or species existing in this world. The most prevalent and the most in total numbers is the domesticated pig, a part of the species. These are the pigs raised for food but there are also other pig parts produced into other products not for human consumption. Pig hair, for example, can be made into paint brushes. Other hog parts can also be made into about two dozens of various drugs. Heart valves of pigs are also commonly used in some people because of many similarities.

Of course, while hog farming produces a great profit for farmers and a great food source for humans, these pigs also produce a great deal of waste. Dealing with waste is a huge chore for any hog farmer, and there are many problems that can occur with the waste stored in pits or lagoons. Top-level crusting and thick layers of bottom sludge are two common problems associated with hog waste.

Reducing problems of crusting and sludge through the natural way can be done with the use of an agricultural waste product and pig manure treatment like Agra Sphere. The process is that this product will eat away the waste solids, keeping the waste as liquid as possible in the pits, and this is what the biodegradable spheres that contain natural bacteria will do. Pit foaming and also the various odors in the waste pits are reduced, when this agricultural waste management product is used.




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