For those people who are already raising pigs, the smell of the pigpen could take its toll on you at one point or another. Now, for those who are not yet into livestock farming, particularly on pigs, you can just imagine how awful it could get to smell pig poop in your place.
This is brutally honest. And I think it is one reason why pig farmers themselves are not proud of their jobs. It could be a humbling, or even to some extent, a humiliating experience because it is such an issue especially with their neighbors. Let us face it. Pig farming usually has a very strong smell and can cause air pollution at its worst. In effect, it can also be detrimental to the people's health. But have you imagined an odorless pigpen?
Yes, you read it right! That is a pig farm with non-pollutant by-products. An experienced farmer may disagree right away that this is impossible if one is not to buy such commercial odorless feeds usually costs almost 20% more than the regular price of sacks of feeds. The thing here is that there are a number of ways on how you can convert your traditional pigpens to odorless farms!
And that is what this blog post is all about. Starting from this point I would be glad to share my knowledge about very simple and cheap ways on how to make your own concoctions for an odorless hog farming. Let's tag this as the "Effective Microorganisms for Pigs" series.
To start our advocacy for an odorless farm, let's have a quick look as to what these effective microorganisms are and what they do that eliminates the funny smell from animal wastes.
What are beneficial microorganisms?
Wikipedia says that "[a]n effective microorganism refers to any of the predominantly anaerobic organisms blended in commercial agricultural amendments, medicines, and nutritional supplements based on the trademarked product originally marketed as EM-1 Microbial Inoculant, aka Effective Microorganisms and EM Technology."
So what can we find in these?
"These blends are reported to include:Lactic acid bacteria: Lactobacillus casei
Photosynthetic bacteria: Rhodopseudomonas palustris, Yeast: Saccharomyces cerevisiae and others like beneficial microorganisms that exist naturally in the environment may thrive in the mixture.
EM Technology is purported to support sustainable practices in farming and to improve and support human health and hygiene, compost and waste management..."
Where do these effective microorganisms come from?
"The concept of 'friendly microorganisms' was developed by Professor Teruo Higa, from the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, Japan. He reported in the 1980s that a combination of approximately 80 different microorganisms is capable of positively influencing decomposing organic matter such that it reverts into a "life promoting" process. Higa invokes a "dominance principle" to explain the effects of his "Effective Microorganisms". He claims that three groups of microorganisms exist: "positive microorganisms" (regeneration), "negative microorganisms" (decomposition, degeneration), "opportunist microorganisms". In every medium (soil, water, air, the human intestine), the ratio of "positive" and "negative" microorganisms is critical, since the opportunist microorganisms follow the trend to regeneration or degeneration. Therefore, Higa believes that it is possible to positively influence the given media by supplementing with "positive" microorganisms."
These are some of the basic information regarding effective microorganism. Up next, I would be glad to share a step by step procedure as to how you can culture your own beneficial microorganisms at home without having to spend a lot. Stay tuned for more posts regarding EMs especially lactic acid bacterial serum!
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