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TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1989

OUT

OF THE

NINE

DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS,

FARMS PRIVATE THE TREATMENT

IN THE WERE FARMS FARMS WERE BEING

PARTICIPATING

IN SIX SYSTEMS

ALREADY OPERATIONAL WHILE THE SYSTEMS IN TWO OTHER COMMISSIONED BY THE CONSULTANT.

WORKS ON THE REMAINING FARM, WHICH WAS OF THE WET MUCK-OUT SYSTEM, WERE EXPECTED TO THE SYSTEM COULD BE OPERATIONAL NEXT MONTH.

FOR THE DEMONSTRATION BE COMPLETED SOON AND

HAD

OPERATORS OF THE THREE THE STEERING GROUP WAS BRIEFED THAT FARMS TAKING PART IN THE DEMONSTRATION OF THE DRY MUCK-OUT SYSTEM BEEN TRAINED BY THE CONSULTANT ON HOW TO USE THE FACILITIES THE SYSTEMS HAD BEEN WORKING SATISFACTORILY.

AS

FOR THE

THEIR SYSTEMS

DEMONSTRATION

AND

THAT

OF THE

SYSTEMS PUT INTO OPERATION WAS SATISFACTORY AND BOTH

FOR THE THREE FARMS PIG-ON-LITTER SYSTEM, TWO FARMS HAD IN JANUARY. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FARMS HAD ALREADY SOLD TWO LOTS OF PIGS SINCE.

WORKS STARTED.

ON THE FOR MODIFICATION WORKS

OPERATIONS ON THE THIRD FARM HAD ALSO FARM HAD BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED EXCEPT ON THE SOW PEN AND THE ROOF WATER COOLING SYSTEM.

BY THE LIMITED CARRIED OUT

MEMBERS NOTED THAT THE SOW PENS WERE AFFECTED WOULD BE SPACE IN THE PIGSTY AND MODIFICATION WORK OVERCOME THE CONSTRAINT WHILE THE ROOF WATER COOLING SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED AND WOULD BE TESTED SOON.

TO BEING

THE REST OF THE SYSTEM WAS PUT INTO OPERATION SINCE JANUARY AND BORN PIGLETS AND THE SYSTEM HAD BEEN WORKING SATISFACTORILY AND NEW PORKERS WERE IN GOOD HEALTH.

THE

ENVIRONMENTAL MAINTENANCE

DEPARTMENT PROTECTION MANUALS FOR THE HYBRID ON THE PROJECTS FOR

AT TODAY'S MEETING, ALSO TABLED THE OPERATION AND METHOD, TOGETHER WITH A SECOND PROGRESS REPORT MEMBERS COMMENT.

GROUP,

LEO MR

SAID KWAN,

THAT CHAIRMAN OF THE STEERING

VISIT THE ARRANGEMENTS WOULD BE MADE FOR OTHER INTERESTED FARMERS TO

ENABLE THEM ΤΟ FARMS PARTICIPATING IN THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO

OF ASPECTS

THE THE OPERATIONAL OBTAIN FIRST-HAND INFORMATION ON VARIOUS SYSTEM.

THREE

DEMONSTRATION

AFTER THE MEETING, MEMBERS OF THE STEERING GROUP WENT TO

THE PROGRESS OF THE

OF THE FARMS TO CLOSELY MONITOR PROJECTS.

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