Evaluation of CO2 Application Requirements for On-Farm Mass Depopulation of Swine in a Disease Emergency
When an emergency swine disease outbreak, such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), occurs, it will be necessary to rapidly and humanely depopulate and dispose of infected and susceptible pigs to limit viral replications and disease spread. Methods other than handling individual pigs will be required to...
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| author | Craig Baird Burt Halbert Robert Meyer William Morrow Larry Stikeleather |
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| description | When an emergency swine disease outbreak, such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), occurs, it will be necessary to rapidly and humanely depopulate and dispose of infected and susceptible pigs to limit viral replications and disease spread. Methods other than handling individual pigs will be required to achieve the necessary rapidity. Suitable and practical on-farm methods will require depopulating large numbers of pigs at a time outside confinement buildings. The process must be easily implemented with readily available materials and equipment, while providing for the safety and well-being of personnel. Carbon dioxide gas (CO2) is the means of choice, and this study analyzed the methods and requirements for delivering the gas into large volume truck bodies, corrals, dumpsters or other such chambers that may be used. The issues studied included: How the gas should be introduced to achieve the needed spatial distribution; whether plenums are required in the chambers; and the importance of sealing all chamber cracks and edges except around the top cover to limit CO2 dilution and leakage. Analysis was done using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software, and primary results were verified experimentally. The CFD findings and experimental results are compared, and recommendations are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-97ec5144a72f4a8ea5bc496a51ec1d092022-12-21T19:54:26ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722013-09-013459961210.3390/agriculture3040599Evaluation of CO2 Application Requirements for On-Farm Mass Depopulation of Swine in a Disease EmergencyCraig BairdBurt HalbertRobert MeyerWilliam MorrowLarry StikeleatherWhen an emergency swine disease outbreak, such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), occurs, it will be necessary to rapidly and humanely depopulate and dispose of infected and susceptible pigs to limit viral replications and disease spread. Methods other than handling individual pigs will be required to achieve the necessary rapidity. Suitable and practical on-farm methods will require depopulating large numbers of pigs at a time outside confinement buildings. The process must be easily implemented with readily available materials and equipment, while providing for the safety and well-being of personnel. Carbon dioxide gas (CO2) is the means of choice, and this study analyzed the methods and requirements for delivering the gas into large volume truck bodies, corrals, dumpsters or other such chambers that may be used. The issues studied included: How the gas should be introduced to achieve the needed spatial distribution; whether plenums are required in the chambers; and the importance of sealing all chamber cracks and edges except around the top cover to limit CO2 dilution and leakage. Analysis was done using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software, and primary results were verified experimentally. The CFD findings and experimental results are compared, and recommendations are discussed.http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/3/4/599swinepigsdisease outbreakdisease emergencydepopulationeuthanasiacarbon dioxideCO2computational fluid dynamics (CFD) |
| spellingShingle | Craig Baird Burt Halbert Robert Meyer William Morrow Larry Stikeleather Evaluation of CO2 Application Requirements for On-Farm Mass Depopulation of Swine in a Disease Emergency Agriculture swine pigs disease outbreak disease emergency depopulation euthanasia carbon dioxide CO2 computational fluid dynamics (CFD) |
| title | Evaluation of CO2 Application Requirements for On-Farm Mass Depopulation of Swine in a Disease Emergency |
| title_full | Evaluation of CO2 Application Requirements for On-Farm Mass Depopulation of Swine in a Disease Emergency |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of CO2 Application Requirements for On-Farm Mass Depopulation of Swine in a Disease Emergency |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of CO2 Application Requirements for On-Farm Mass Depopulation of Swine in a Disease Emergency |
| title_short | Evaluation of CO2 Application Requirements for On-Farm Mass Depopulation of Swine in a Disease Emergency |
| title_sort | evaluation of co2 application requirements for on farm mass depopulation of swine in a disease emergency |
| topic | swine pigs disease outbreak disease emergency depopulation euthanasia carbon dioxide CO2 computational fluid dynamics (CFD) |
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