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Frontiers in Soil Science, 2023 The rise in global human population, coupled with the effects of climate change, has increased the demand for arable land. Soil fertility has been the most affected, among other things.
Lydia Mhoro +7 more
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Effects of deep-bedded finishing system on market pig performance, composition and pork quality
Animal, 2008 The purpose of this study was to compare effects of finishing environment on growth performance, pork quality and lipid composition of pork. Environments compared were standard confinement (CON) and deep-bedded semi-outdoor systems.
B.S. Patton +5 more
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Animals, 2021 Insects can play an important role to upgrade waste streams into high-grade proteins and fats as food and feed ingredients or non-food products. The aim of this research was to assess the feasibility to use waste streams with a low value for direct ...
Teun Veldkamp +4 more
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Strategies to reduce nutrient pollution from manure management in China [PDF]
, 2020 As the demand for livestock products continues to increase in China, so too does the challenge of managing increasing quantities of manure. Urgent action is needed to control point source (housing, storage and processing) and diffuse (field application ...
Bai, Zhaohai +7 more
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Impact of Tillage and Fertilization on CO2 Emission from Soil under Maize Cultivation
Agriculture, 2022 Agriculture is in a constant state of change. Its new practices and technologies represent impacts that are difficult to predict. The transition from animal traction to tractors and the substitution of manure for synthetic fertilizers are changes that ...
Liliana Salinas-Alcántara +6 more
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Agronomy, 2021 Starter mineral fertilizer is used by famers to provide phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) to emerging corn (Zea mays) plants. Recent studies have shown that dairy slurry can replace mineral fertilizer provided it is precisely positioned close to the corn ...
Derek E. Hunt, Shabtai Bittman
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Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 2010 A presente pesquisa foi desenvolvida no Departamento de Engenharia Rural da FCAV/UNESP, SP, Brasil, com o objetivo de se estudar, qualiquantitativamente, o biogás produzido por 5 substratos que, após utilizados na digestão anaeróbia, foram caracterizados
João A. Galbiatti +4 more
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Agronomy, 2021 The solar drying of pig slurries was tested in a pilot-scale greenhouse (10 m2 footprint), operated with forced ventilation under low and high solar irradiation in Mediterranean conditions.
Francesc X. Prenafeta-Boldú +5 more
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Methods for Solving Environmental Problems in Livestock and Poultry Farming
Сельскохозяйственные машины и технологии, 2019 In the Northwestern Federal District, the main agricultural source of environmental pollution is the disposal of organic waste (manure and litter), which accounts for a risk of 85 percent. The problem of ensuring environmental safety requires appropriate
A. Yu. Bryukhanov +3 more
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Economic aspects of manure management and practices for sustainable agriculture in Turkey [PDF]
, 2019 Turkish livestock sector plays very important role in the Turkish GDP and the use of manure affects the environment but the farming sector want the farmers to employ the use of more integrated manure practice.
Buysse, Jeroen +3 more
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