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National Pork Board: Study Shows Pig Farmers Improving Their Environmental Footprint Through Efficiencies
October 15, 2019
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- The National Pork Board issued the following news release:

A new environmental study has found that pig farms are generating less manure nutrient content associated with odor. Data gathered from more than 106,000 samples at 182 North Carolina farms shows significant reductions in ammonia levels and manure nutrient content. The improvements are attributed to gains in feed efficiency, which means it takes less feed to raise a pig.

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