Parvo virus outbreak.

20 dogs have been put down in San Juan County because of a serious outbreak of the highly contagious virus. Some puppies from the Farmington Regional Animal Shelter contracted canine parvovirus after they were adopted and others at the shelter tested positive for the virus. The shelter made the decision to end all puppy adoptions for the next 14 days so as to quarantine the puppies and make sure they aren't sick,” said Stacie Voss, Director of the FRAS. The parvovirus is dangerous to puppies and tough to get rid of, but there is one way you can protect your pets. “The best thing you can do is vaccinate your puppies to keep them safe and not allow them to interact with unvaccinated dogs until they are fully vaccinated,” she said. Puppies at FRAS are being watched for signs of the virus. In the meantime, the shelter is receiving between 30 and 40 animals a day and already has more than 300 housed. FRAS is having an adoption sale. All adult animals aged 6 months and up will have an adoption fee of only $25. Kittens under 6 months of age will have an adoption fee of $50 and are two for the price of one. Adoption fees includes spay or neuter surgery, microchiping, at least one set of vaccinations (excluding rabies), and a 30-day trial of pet insurance. Vaccination is the only way to protect the dogs from this infection,puppies should be handled properly to prevent infection. Contributed by KOB 4 EYE WITNESS NEWS.

Poultry and biogas.

Poultry is a well established agribusiness,with investments in the various value chain. The waste component of the business has been a problem spot for farmers,as proper disposal is expensive and the health implication associated with improper disposal is of great concern to the farmers. The waste generated not only smells but also is a breeding area for flies which further increase spread of diseases. The problem of waste disposal is one that can be turned to a new source of income by channeling the waste to a digester to produce heat,electricity and fertilizer. Biogas uses anaerobic digestion to breakdown poultry litter to methane,carbon dioxide and other gases which can easily be transferred to light and energy.The gas is lighter than air ,will be pipped to the top of the tank to a biogas cooking stove or light. The advantages of the biogas plants are 1) Improved manure composition and less odor 2)Higher availability of nutrients thus higher crop yields 3)No acidification of the soil as digestate has a pH of 8. 4) Reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases. 5) Generation of renewable energy; green power. 6) Reduced overhead cost. Every kg of organic matter yields 0.5m3 of biogas. 1000kg of chicken litter yields 200m3 of biogas. 1m3 of biogas = 2.1 KW electricity and 2.5 KW heat. Lagos with poultry population of 5,467,915, has a great potential to generate electricity,heat and high grade fertilizer for crops. A chicken produces about 100gm of droppings daily, that means in a day the waste generated on poultry farms alone is 546,791,500gm which translates to 546,791.5kg. 1000kg of chicken litter =200m3 biogas. 546,791.5kg of chicken litter= 546,791.5 X200\1000 =109,358.3 m3 biogas is produced daily in the state. 1m3 of biogas = 2.1KW electricity, so daily 109,358.3 x2.1 = 229,652.43 KW of electricity is untapped . The poultry value chain can not only provide food,cloth accessories,jobs but it can also generate electricity that will power more farms,industries and homes . The biogas plant will also ensure a cleaner environment.Join the biogas project to change our #environment #economy #lives .

Sustainable solutions for poultry manure

Dorset Green Machines is a leading global designer, manufacturer and marketer of biomass drying systems. With the help of the Dorset Dryer, poultry manure can be dried throughout the year and converted either into organic fertilizer or fuel. The required warm air for the drying process can for instance be derived from stable air, or it can be residual heat from the generation of electricity. Dorset dryers are frequently used for drying chicken manure with the help of warm air from stables. Most of these installations do not use pre-drying in the stable, which leads to substantial savings in electricity costs. The air from the stables that is utilized usually has a temperature of approximately 20°C. This is sufficient for drying the produced manure. Still, the higher the temperature and the lower the air humidity, the better the drying process will be. Drying significantly reduces storage and transport costs. The dried product can be sold as valuable organic fertilizer or as fuel for green energy or can be processed further. Dorset manufactures complete pelletizing plants in plug-and-play container solutions. Pelletizing makes the dried product more marketable and significantly decreases the volume, which results in new export possibilities and further lower transport and storage costs.

Generating electricity from human poop.

This model can save a lot of money for real estate and home developers. A building estate that has a digester that links all the toilet in the estate,all kitchen waste from the estate can also be channeled to the digester to produce continuous power supply. Imagine a self-powered estate,running entirely on the waste generated,this will not only reduce atmospheric pollution but also noise pollution from generating set. Power your estates,industries off the national grid and save money. Watch how urine can also power up your home

Watch how to use cow dung to generate electricity and fertilizer.

Biogas.

Agricultural waste ,wealth creation and economic growth..

Nigeria with a population of about 184 635 279 people generate a large amount of domestic waste and human waste,which most of the time are improperly disposed leading to environmental pollution and degradation. Communities and states that have agrarian economy accumulate more waste from their livestock and agricultural produce. 

The management of such wastes are inadequate as more and more people pollute water bodies because of runoff into water and also because of emptying the waste on land,thus creating wastelands which are breeding sites for diseases,but also are massive contributors to environmental pollution. These wastelands are poise environmental and health hazards to man and animals. The poor waste management takes its toll on environment and evokes climate changes because of emissions from these waste that are released to the environment. The proper management of human waste, animal and agricultural waste can be a goldmine which produces electricity,gas ,fertilizer and heat. 

The establishment of a biogas plant will provide jobs, clean environment and increase profit margin of industries as less money will be required to run factories and industries,this will invariably lead to economic growth and industrialization. 

 The generation of energy from waste is done in an anaerobic digester called a bio gas,the process is simple and comes with myriads of benefits. The biogas plant provides a cheap source of energy which is renewable. 

The methane gas generated is used for cooking,the slurry generated from the digestion is a very valuable fertilizer very profitable for vegetable farmers.The biogas plant also generates cheap source of electricity to power up homes and industry. A 2.4m3 biogas plant that uses 34kg of poultry waste from 350 birds, mixed with water provides 6 hours of continuous gas supply daily that can be used for lighting and cooking. If a small capacity biogas can produce 6hours of electricity continuously, what do you think will be the result from the millions of poultry,pigs and cattle that we rear in the country or the wasted agricultural produce in the country? The answer is continuous power generation,more jobs,clean environment and more money in the bank. #Agriculture #fertilizer #vegetables #farmers #power