PitGuard

Treatment volume based on the labeled use rate of 0.00005 × pit volume in gallons. One 2½ gallon jug treats a 50,000 gallon pit — about $2.30 per 1,000 gallons of pit capacity.

The two gases you can smell are the two costing you the most.

PitGuard is a pit and lagoon treatment that reduces ammonia and hydrogen sulfide loss from animal manure pits. Less of both in the air means less of both in the barn — and less nitrogen walking out of the manure you were planning to spread.

It is dosed against the size of the pit, not the acre. One 2½ gallon jug treats 50,000 gallons of pit volume, which works out to about $2.30 per 1,000 gallons of capacity.

What’s working for you

Ammonia is nitrogen leaving the pit as a gas. Every pound that volatilizes is a pound you do not get to spread, and it is the gas driving most of the air quality complaints inside a confinement barn.

Hydrogen sulfide is the heavier problem. It is what makes a pit dangerous and what makes a barn hard on the animals living above it. Reducing how much comes off the surface lowers what the animals in that building are breathing day after day.

Less gas exposure on confined animals means better animal health, and Streamline reports a potential increase in rate of gain as a result. And because the treatment works on the manure itself, it greatly reduces odor at the time of field spreading — which is when your neighbors are paying the closest attention.

Why producers choose it

• Reduces ammonia loss — keeps nitrogen in the manure instead of in the air
• Reduces hydrogen sulfide loss — less of the gas that makes pits dangerous and barns hard on livestock
• Less gas exposure for confined animals — improved animal health, with a potential increase in rate of gain
• Much less odor at field spreading — the point in the year when odor matters most to the people around you
• Dosed by pit volume — one simple calculation, no per-acre math
• One jug goes a long way — 2½ gallons treats a 50,000 gallon pit
• Treat once the pit is 25% full — no need to wait for a full pit to get started

Coverage

Sold in 2½ gallon jugs at $115 per jug — $46.00 per gallon. At the labeled rate, one jug treats 50,000 gallons of pit volume.

How to apply

Use rate: 0.00005 × pit volume in gallons = gallons of PitGuard needed.

When a pit or lagoon is at least 25% full, add the entire amount of product required to treat a full pit or lagoon — not the amount for what is currently in it. Distribute the product across several pens throughout the barn rather than putting it all in one place.

Example: a barn with a 100,000 gallon pit needs 5 gallons of PitGuard (100,000 × 0.00005). That is two 2½ gallon jugs, split across several pens once the pit reaches a quarter full.

PitGuard reduces gas loss from the pit. It is not a substitute for proper ventilation or for standard pit agitation safety procedures. Continue to follow all normal precautions when agitating or pumping.

Specifications

Always read and follow label directions.