Evaluation of CO2 Application Requirements for On-Farm Mass Depopulation of Swine in a Disease Emergency

Evaluation of CO2 Application Requirements for On-Farm Mass Depopulation of Swine in a Disease Emergency

When an emergency swine disease outbreak, such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), occurs, it will be necessary to rapidly and humanely depopulate and dispose of infected and susceptible pigs to limit viral replications and disease spread. Methods other than handling individual pigs will be required to...

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Main Authors: Craig Baird, Burt Halbert, Robert Meyer, William Morrow, Larry Stikeleather
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-09-01
Series:Agriculture
Subjects:
swine
pigs
disease outbreak
disease emergency
depopulation
euthanasia
carbon dioxide
CO2
computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/3/4/599

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