Environment Projects

Projects	Timescale
Climate change adaptation of pig buildings: development of novel designs and energy conservation strategies to reduce carbon footprint	2012 -2013
Demonstrating the environmental and economic implications for reducing phosphorus excretion in pigs	2010 – 2013
Environmental and Nutritional Benefits of Bioethanol co-products (ENBBIO)	2010 – 2013
Reducing the excretion of phosphorus from growing and finishing pig systems: development of a Decision Support Tool	2010 – 2013
Reduction in energy usage and environmental footprint	2009-2012
On-farm storage and bioreduction of pig carcase material by anaerobic digestion	2009-2011
Evaluation of Zeolite as a Binding Agent to Mitigate Ammonia Loss From Pig Slurry and Manure	2009
Soil stabilisation for reduced cost slurry storage	2009
The environmental consequences of using home-grown legumes as a protein source in pig diets (Green Pig Project)	2008-2012
Bio-reduction: an alternative strategy for disposing of fallen stock in the UK livestock sector	2008-2011
Life cycle of pork products – scoping study	2008-2009
Improved utilisation of farm manures and biosolids through the development of rapid analysis via near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS)	2007-2010
An environmental analysis of the consequences of using home grown protein sources in pig diets	2007-2010
Raising awareness of climate change with farmers and land managers	2007-2009
Development and evaluation of low-phytate wheat germplasm to reduce diffuse phosphate pollution from pig and poultry units	2006-2010
Commercial pig unit energy monitoring project	2006-2007
Lupins in sustainable agriculture (LISA)	2004-2009

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