A36-Laneaster Farming, Saturday, December 19, 1998 Swine Odor Control A Tough Hog To (Continued from Page A 35) the reduction of liquid in the pits. Under lowa's testing parame ters, one product, called X-Stink, kept the threshold to 200 ppm, though a- lot more product was needed during testing. The worst, according to their research in terms of total threshold, was CPPD, at more than 600 ppm. Bundy noted that the company that makes X-Stink is no longer in business. But producers need to keep in mind that if they can’t make the product economically feasible on the farm, there’s no point in using it, he said. There were some differ ences in how the products were applied. Also, different methods of using odor control came into play in university testing. Some promising research was conducted with the use of alkaline Feeder Wagon with Headlocks Zimmerman adjustable headlocks for animals 10 months or older. Mounted on a 5' x 20' or 24' trough with an adjustable tongue. 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