Effectiveness of Indigenous Micro-Organism Treatment of Deep Litter Floor in Pig House Foul Odour Control

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dc.contributor.authorMamawi, A.G.
dc.contributor.authorAliro, T.
dc.contributor.authorKidega , K.
dc.contributor.authorNdyomugyenyi, E. K.
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-25T08:11:08Z
dc.date.available2025-09-25T08:11:08Z
dc.date.issued2020-09-22
dc.description.abstractPig (Sus scrofa domesticus) production amongst smallholder farmers is constrained by bad odour arising from pig houses. The objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Indigenous Microorganisms (IMO) treatment of deep litter floor in controlling bad odour emission from pig houses of IMO treated and untreated deep litter floor. Twenty four three-month old pigs (Large White x Landrace) were raised on deep litter floor; one floor type treated with IMO solution and control not treated. Significant (LSD≤0.05) differences were observed in bad odour intensity of extremely strong, very strong, strong, distinct, weak, and very weak at a distance of 0 to 40 metres from pig houses of IMO treated and untreated deep litter floor; with high intensity of bad odour (16.9%) arising from untreated deep litter floor houses than IMO treated litter floor (0.4%). Therefore, deep litter floor treatment with IMO solution does not eliminate bad odour from pig house but rather reduces the intensity of foul odour to a level which is environmentally friendly and acceptable to the people living around the piggery. Further research should be conducted to determine IMO lifespan in vitro of their natural habitat for efficient storage, packaging and frequency of its application on different organic bedding materials.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors acknowledge the support of MASTERCARD foundation (MCF) through the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) for funding the study.
dc.identifier.citationand K. Kidegagbe, O., Obahiagbon (2020); Effectiveness of Indigenous Micro-Organism Treatment of Deep Litter Floor in Pig House Foul Odour Control. IAR J Agri Res Life Sci, 1(4) 113-120.
dc.identifier.issn27085104
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14270/673
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIAR Journal of Agriculture Research and Life Sciences
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 1; Iss. 4
dc.subjectIndigenous micro-organisms
dc.subjectpig
dc.subjectdeep litter
dc.subjectfoul smell.
dc.titleEffectiveness of Indigenous Micro-Organism Treatment of Deep Litter Floor in Pig House Foul Odour Control
dc.typeArticle

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