Frequently Asked Questions





What is the OZy™ Manure Treatment System?

The OZy™ is an automated manure treatment system.

The OZy™ is designed for hog and dairy producers, and manure applicators to treat liquid manure on site for odor and pathogen reduction, and nutrient concentration.

The OZy™ utilizes a patented electrical pulse technology to treat the liquid manure at a microscopic level - without the use of additives, chemicals or oxygen.

The OZy™ is mobile, totally self-contained, easy to operate and quiet.


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What does the OZy™ Manure Treatment System do?

It helps farmers address 21st century manure related challenges.

  • Reduces manure odors.
    Public awareness and objection to odor from livestock on farms is escalating in many parts of the country. Reducing manure odors is very important to maintain good public relations.

  • Reduces manure pathogens.
    It is because manure has pathogenic bacteria in it that there is a real need to reduce those pathogens for both human health concerns as well as livestock health and well-being.

    Somatic cell count (SCC) is an indicator of the quality of milk. The number of somatic cells increases in response to pathogenic bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus which is a cause of mastitis. By reducing the pathogenic bacteria in the manure that comes in contact with the animals, like in a flush barn, you can reduce the cases of disease. Lowering the cases of mastitis and thereby lowering your Somatic cell count can lead to lower treatment costs and higher premiums.

  • Increases nutrient concentration in the manure.
    The treatment process also promotes the concentration of solids enhancing a farm’s ability to manage the valuable nutrients in the manure.


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What powers the OZy™ unit?

The mobile OZy™ units are self-contained and utilize a generator that uses diesel fuel. The stationary OZy™ units would be plugged into the owner’s electrical power grid and uses 3 phase power.


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If you are treating manure using electricity, how do you prevent stray voltage or electrocution?

Each component of the unit is bonded to either the metal platform of the stationary unit or to the steel decking of the trailer unit. A final ground is then required to an appropriate ground location either through an established ground device or through the supplied grounding rods.

When properly installed, the OZy™ grounding process removes the possibility of stray voltage and does not provide any electrical hazards to the equipment, farm, people, or animals.


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Why do you say odor control/reduction during field application and not at the barn?

Our research has found that because of the odor from the fresh manure generated by the animals on a regular basis, the treatment’s effect is not noticeable at the barn site.


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What besides electricity is being used to treat the manure?

Nothing. There are no chemicals, additives or oxygen (ozone) used with the OZy™ Manure Treatment System’s patented technology.


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How does the OZy™ Manure Treatment System work?

The OZy™ is a very simple concept. From one corner of a manure pit or lagoon, liquid manure is drawn out and enters the OZy™ unit (see Figures 1 and 2 below for typical installations) where it is run through a series of electrical reactor tubes. As the liquid manure flows through the tubes (see Figure 3 below), it is hit with electrical pulses. The electrical pulses destroy the odor causing bacteria and pathogens. The liquid manure exits the OZy™ unit and is returned back into the opposite end of the same pit or lagoon it was drawn from.




When properly installed, the OZy™ grounding process removes the possibility of stray voltage and does not provide any electrical hazards to the equipment, farm, people, or animals.


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