Swine Facility Conversion

• Lincoln University of MissouriCharles E. Hicks

Russell Gerlach

Typical Room Before Conversion

Closer View

Return Line to Biofilter from Sump

Water

Flow

Drain Lines from Tanks

Air Lines to Tanks

Solids Settling Area Between Headers to be Filled with Filter Media

Return Lines to Tanks

Air Diffusers

Biofilter

Air Line to Biofilter

Header with

Sliding Gates

Return Line to Biofilter from Sump

Air Lines to Tanks and Filter

Solids Settling Area to be Filled with Filter Media

Return Line to Tanks

Water

Flow

Tank Bypass

Drain Standpipe

Flush Tank Bio-Filter

Bio-Filter Material

Aeration Blowers

Aeration System in Round Tanks

Notice Used Nursery Decks

Aeration in Raceways

Waste Drain to Lagoon

Waste Pit Divider

Pit Aeration in Cleaning Mode

Pit Aeration for Waste Removal

Expanded View of Finishing Room

Design Ctriteria

• Tank size-6 round at 984 L, 6 raceways at 984L.

• Turnover rate in fish tanks-26 minutes

• Settling basin-20 minutes retention

• Bio-filter 0.63 M3 (Bio-FillTM).

• New water-0.95 L/min.

• Maximum Density-8 Kg/M3.

Gain in Weight

Weight Increase Over Time

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 44 4

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20.00

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60.00

80.00

100.00

120.00

Tank Identification

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Length Frequency August 2005( 14 Months)

Family 3

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0 28 57 85 113

142

170

198

227

Weight in Grams

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Frequency

Family 2

0

10

20

30

40

0 28 57 85 113

142

170

198

227

Weight in GramsFr

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Frequency

Mean 168Mean 162

Component Costs• Aeration

– Blower $ 752.00

– Diffusers 2,900.00

• 10-Tanks 2,300.00

• Bio-Filter Media (12 ft3) 300.00

• Pit aeration – Diffusers 250.00– Plumbing 75.00

• Other Plumbing 2,500.00

• Pump 330.00

– Total $ 9,407.00

Lincoln University

• Charles E. Hicks, Principal Investigator, Cooperative Research, Foster Hall, 902 Chestnut St., Jefferson City, MO 65101

• Telephone: (573) 681-5540

• FAX (573) 635-3821

• E-mail: hicksc@lincolnu.edu