Yes, suggests research at the University of Arkansas. But whether or not the additive will ‘clean up’ after itself in a commercial setting remains to be seen
by JANICE MURPHY
Intensive swine production practices create many manure management challenges – storage and handling of manure, odour control, accumulation of solids on pen surfaces and in manure pits.
The presence of offensive odours and accumulation of manure solids are the direct result of inadequate microbial decomposition of manure. Researchers admit that these problems are further complicated by swine diets deliberately formulated to contain high levels of trace minerals and antibiotics which stifle the very bacteria needed for effective manure decomposition.