Potential companies that may participate in the program include those that market pit additives, water treatment systems, waste management, air purification companies, and lagoon cover manufacturers. Participation does require the environmental technology be available for sale. ATEP will be featured at the Environmental Education Center at World Pork Expo. A statistical sampling of producers in the top 17 pork-producing states will be contacted beginning this summer. The visit includes completion of a questionnaire on general management and a consent form for participation in the next phase of the study.
Participation is kept confidential.
Research on prevalence of swine respiratory diseases such as PRRS, Mycoplasma, and Swine Influenza Virus. Provide the basis for an industry scorecard on the reduction of Salmonella and a national measure of food-borne pathogens on the farm. Describe the adoption level of good production practices of producers related to antibiotics. Capture data on the producer use of environmentally sound production practices. While a monetary reimbursement is not possible, results of PRRS and Salmonella tests conducted for selected farms will be returned at no cost and on a confidential basis.