Last week, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality officially approved the installation of biogas digesters at four Smithfield-owned hog waste lagoons in the Sampson and Duplin counties ...

Alternatives to the current fuel used to power planes have been explored for decades, with the goal of reducing carbon emissions and creating cleaner air. Immediately, the thought that comes to mind ...

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A University of Alabama biology professor is working to trace the origins of the pollution in Alabama’s river waters. But first she needs a few baggies of wild hog poop. Julie Olson, a professor and ...

The ATTD of DM decreased then increased (linear, P = 0.001; quadratic, P = 0.003) as TIU/mg of complete feed increased in the ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – A Colorado company is breaking ground on a Duplin County plant that will provide Duke Energy Corp. with power from pig poop. Carbon Cycle Energy starts construction Thursday on ...

An intestinal parasite that causes diarrhea in humans also makes its home in pigs. The existence of the single-celled parasite, Dientamoeba fragilis, in pigs is important, the researchers explain, ...