Abstract:Agriculture is an integral part of Canada’s economy, making 1.6% of the country’s GDP. In Manitoba, swine production contributed nearly 1.4 billion dollars in revenue from 8.4 million pigs sold to the market. Liquid swine manure is widely used as fertilizer in the province. However, there are risks with the use of liquid swine manure as fertilizer because liquid swine manure can contain organic contaminants, such as antibiotics and steroidal hormones. Globally, there is evidence of increased soil and freshwate… Show more
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