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BUILDINGS & ENVIRONMENT

By understanding and implementing sustainable practices, we safeguard natural resources, reduce environmental impact, and enhance long-term profitability. Investments in environmental sciences support a prosperous future for pork farmers and a sustainable legacy for generations to come.

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View environment and sustainability projects supported by SIP since 2010 in the factsheets below.

Improving swine manure digestate management practices towards carbon neutrality with zero emission concepts.

Rajinikanth Rajagopal, AAFC (Sherbrooke)

Status: Ongoing. Results are expected in 2028.

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Science-Based Application of Various Forms of Swine Manure to improve the Environment and Production Sustainability while Maximizing Nutrient Use Efficiency and Farming Profitability

Tiequan Zhang, AAFC (Harrow)

Status: Ongoing. Results are expected in 2028.

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Strategies to optimize phosphorus and nitrogen utilization to reduce the environmental footprint and green house gas (GHG) emissions of Canadian pig production.

Marie-Pierre Létourneau Montminy, Laval University

Status: Ongoing. Results are expected in 2028.

FACT SHEET

Advancing the Canadian swine sector through environmental footprint analyses

Mario Tenuta, University of Manitoba

Status: Ongoing. Results are expected in 2022.

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Investigation of strategies to mitigate accelerated deterioration of pig buildings

Bernardo Predicala, Prairie Swine Centre

Status: Completed in 2018. 

FACT SHEET

Development of an innovative air cleaning system for swine buildings

Stephane Lemay, IRDA

Status: Completed in 2013. 

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