Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for applying a chemical, such as an ammonia control chemical, in an animal house. The apparatus includes spreading apparatus adapted to be installed at an elevated position in the animal house and adapted for spreading the chemical onto the floor in the house. The apparatus also includes feeding apparatus adapted for feeding the chemical from a supply to the spreading apparatus. A method of controlling ammonia emissions from an animal agriculture operation includes applying an ammonia control chemical during both the early part and the late part of the grow out of the animals so that the chemical contacts ammonia from animal waste and reduces or prevents its emission into the air.

Abstract: An animal compartment assembly includes a roof having a plurality of roof panels, a sidewall connected to and supporting the roof, and a floor supporting the sidewall. A hollow interior is defined between the roof, sidewall and floor. A hinge is connected to the roof such that at least one roof panel is hingedly raised.

Abstract: A system and method of reducing ammonia emissions. The system and method include a facility having a waste storage compartment below a floor comprised of slats with openings therebetween. A plurality of injection pipes are attached to a bottom surface of the slats. Each of the plurality of injection pipes includes a plurality of precipitation nozzles.

Abstract: A pig-raising method is provided that decreases the bad odors of pig excreta, improves pig-raising efficiency, and stimulates the growth of the pigs so as to improve the quality of their meat so as to enable pig farmers to obtain good-quality meat. With the pig-raising method of the present invention (1) a pig house is provided with a water-supply system that passes water through first ceramic particles, with said activated water then supplied to pigs for drinking, and (2) pigs are fed a blended feed that consists of ordinary feed and second ceramic particles whose main component is silica obtained from plant materials and which constitutes 0.1%-3.0% of the weight of said blended feed. Further, there is spread over the floors of the pig houses a floor covering that consists of a mixture of sawdust and the second ceramic particles, with said second ceramic particles constituting 1.0%-10% of the weight of said floor covering.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for economically filtering air into swine farms and other animal enclosures. Advantageously, the invention substantially reduces the risk to airborne transfer of disease into animal enclosures. In one embodiment, a method for providing clean air to an animal enclosure includes providing an animal enclosure having an animal containing volume for containing a plurality of animals, removing air from the internal volume via at least one exhaust fan, and filtering air being pulled into the enclosure by the at least one exhaust fan using a fully sealed filter, the fully sealed filter having a particle separation sufficiently efficient to prevent detection of live (PRRS-) virus downstream the of filter, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of samples collected with a cyclonic aerosol collector.

Abstract: A pig-raising method is provided that decreases the bad odors of pig excreta, improves pig-raising efficiency, and stimulates the growth of the pigs so as to improve the quality of their meat so as to enable pig farmers to obtain good-quality meat. With the pig-raising method of the present invention (1) a pig house is provided with a water-supply system that passes water through first ceramic particles, with said activated water then supplied to pigs for drinking, and (2) pigs are fed a blended feed that consists of ordinary feed and second ceramic particles whose main component is silica obtained from plant materials and which constitutes 0.1%-3.0% of the weight of said blended feed. Further, there is spread over the floors of the pig houses a floor covering that consists of a mixture of sawdust and the second ceramic particles, with said second ceramic particles constituting 1.0%-10% of the weight of said floor covering.

Abstract: A pig pen structure has a walking passage and a plurality of pig houses for housing an animal installed along the walking passage. Each pig house has an evacuation room, a lodging room having front, back, and two side walls, and an evacuation room gate installed between the evacuation room and the lodging room. The evacuation room is accessible to the animal for excretion when the evacuation room gate is opened. The evacuation room gate when closed becomes a part of the back wall. A urine tube is installed on the bottom of the evacuation room, so that the excreted urine in the evacuation room flows down to the urine tube to remove the excreted urine outside the pig house. The plurality of the pig houses is arranged so that the front walls of the pig houses adjoin the walking passage. A continuous passage way is formed by the evacuation rooms along the back wall of the lodging room when the evacuation room gates of the pig houses are in closed position.

Abstract: A method for building an environment-affinitive pigpen and a pigpen structure is provided. A structure of a pig house in a pigpen is divided into an evacuation room, a lodging room, and a feed bucket. Urine excreted in the evacuation room is moved into a container for urine located out of the pigpen, and remaining excrements are separately collected from the urine, to thereby prevent pollution of the pig house and prevent offensive odor and the propagation of various bacteria and vermin, and to thus constitute comfortable and sanitary breeding circumstances. A power cable is installed on a partitioning pipe in the pig house, horizontally with respect to the pipe, to thereby build the height of the pig house at a low position, and to thus widen a field of vision in the pigpen. Also, the partitioning pipe can be installed horizontally to thereby make a convenient workability and save a cost for building a pigpen, and provide sanitary and comfortable breeding circumstances.

Abstract: A livestock raising facility and method permitting labor saving, being free from soil contamination and allowing the flooring material itself to be used as the feed. This facility has a configuration in which each raising space (1) is formed in a rectangular shape as viewed from above, and a partitioning member (3) is attached by a hinge member (hinge metal fitting (7)) to one end of the boundary between each raising space (1) and a paddock (2) formed consecutive to the raising space (1) to swing freely round a vertical axis (7a) from a state in which it provides a partition between the raising space (1) and the paddock (2) to a state in which it provides a partition between the rearing space (1) and an adjoining rearing space (1).

Abstract: The invention is an animal containment device for the transportation, holding, feeding, watering, and caring for of animals. The device is designed to maintain adequate temperature, humidity, ventilation, and sanitary conditions. The device includes a ventilation device which can operate in negative, positive, or atmospheric pressure modes. The device also includes a multi-level waste and by-product removal device. The waste and by-product removal device consists of multiple slotted layers through which liquids and solids will pass. These liquids and solids will be collected on different layers upon which they can be dried and easily removed. This device eliminates odor and contamination within the device. The device allows for special handling, the ability to isolate/quarantine, and the ability to provide easy animal ingress/egress.