INVESTIGATION OF
NOVEL TECHNOLOGY FOR SWINE AND POULTRY ODOR CONTROL
J. Koziel and Z. Mester
Iowa State
University - Special Research Grants - January
-December, 2005
Abstract: Control of odor
from animal production buildings is a critical
issue for livestock and poultry industries and
people working and living near these
operations. This is particularly true for with its large
swine and hen layer industries ranking #1
nationally. Many odor abatement approaches
(e.g., biological, nutritional, and chemical
treatments) were developed and tested over the
last 2 decades with a various degree of
success. To date, no technology emerges as a
clear choice for the industry due, in part, to
associated cost (real and perceived) of
implementation and long-term operation. In this
collaborative research between ISU and the
National Research Council in Ottawa Canada, we
investigate a novel idea to control livestock
/poultry odor. The “seed” funding to investigate the fundamentals
of this process so it could be extended to a
pilot field operation by the end of this
project.
