HOG WASH™ Benefits

Effective Hog Lagoon Odor Reduction, Barn Odor Reduction, and Water Treatment Process

Observed Benefits of Using the HOG WASHTM™ Process.
Over a Test Period of 3 years, 11/1998 to 11/2001.
Field Trial Conducted at a 3650 Sow Breeder Unit.
Data Collected December 2001.

Note:	In this trial, the HOG WASH™ program included influent water treatment, treatment of waste in the hog barn pits and in the lagoons. The second stage lago on effluent was used to irrigate crops through standard irrigation equipment.
	Operating Expense Impacted	Improvement %	Annual Savings 5
1.	Cost of community Public Relations	75	5,000
2.	Enhanced work environment for employees, reduced turnover & retraining	15	Over 3,000
3.	Reduction in the cost of treating E. coli scours; 4 treatments reduced to 2	15	Over 4,000
4.	Cost of non-compliance for odor & runoff; "Satis.factory" rating from Dept. of Agriculture	100	Undetermined
5.	The program resulted in healthier pigs	0 - 1	Over 3,500
6.	weanea pigs, maximum weight gaIn tor genetics	10	Withheld
7.	No manure buildup, labor saving	10	Over 2,000
8.	Program resulted in reduced insects and disease, giving healthier sows	8	10,000
9.	Crops; saving on nitrogen fertilizer per year, at $15 per acre, 2 applications	100	6,000
10.	Crops; saving on super phosphate per year, at $13 per acre	100	4,000
11.	Value of crop productivity increase	70	10,000
Total annual savin2 using the HOG WASH™ program		Direct cost: Over $47,500 + the cost of non-compliance + value of max. weight gain
Site specific annual program cost for the 3650 sow unit field trial			$13,920

Chuck and Wathina Luthi

"My main concern was the odor of the lagoons, and over the course of time, we have seen a drastic change in color in our 2nd stage that happened last year, and after the warm weather set in this year, it turned red pretty quick. Of course, after that the odor went down tremendously. What we're seeing now in our first stage lagoon is a color change, and right along with that, a reduction in surface build-up of crust and a reduction in odor which is pleasing."

Chuck Luthi

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HOG WASH™ Benefits

Effective Hog Lagoon Odor Reduction, Barn Odor Reduction, and Water Treatment Process

Observed Benefits of Using the HOG WASHTM™ Process. Over a Test Period of 3 years, 11/1998 to 11/2001. Field Trial Conducted at a 3650 Sow Breeder Unit. Data Collected December 2001.

Observed Benefits of Using the HOG WASHTM™ Process.
Over a Test Period of 3 years, 11/1998 to 11/2001.
Field Trial Conducted at a 3650 Sow Breeder Unit.
Data Collected December 2001.