Dairy Digest, April 2006
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In this Issue: Biogas - Will it Provide Energy and Odor-Free Manure?; BVD Testing at the Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System; The Penn State Dairy Center: Integrating Research and Extension; Student Achievements
- Biogas - Will it Provide Energy and Odor-Free Manure?
- Energy and odor combined with state and federal cost sharing programs have increased the interest in using controlled anaerobic digestion to stabilize dairy manure and produce biogas. Biogas production using anaerobic (oxygen free) digestion is a biological treatment process that reduces odor, produces energy and improves the storage and handling characteristics of manure.
- BVD Testing at the Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System
- Bovine Virus Diarrhea virus (BVDv) is a bovine enteric virus with a worldwide distribution.
- The Penn State Dairy Center: Integrating Research and Extension
- One of the objectives of the dairy center is to answer questions that dairy producers and their consultants ask.
- Student Achievements
- The North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge contest was held from March 30th through April 1st in Twin Falls, Idaho. Teams from 27 universities participated in the evaluation of three dairy farms averaging about 3,000 cows each. The Penn State team, coached by Lisa Holden and Gabriella Varga, received a Platinum Award (first place) for the dairy they evaluated.
