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Development of GHG Emission Factors for the Life Cycle of the Animal Manure Treatment Systems
Objectives:A whole process greenhouse gas emission factor was developed considering the direct greenhouse gas emission from the decomposition of livestock manure provided by the IPCC guidelines and the energy consumption of manure management systems ...
Yoosung Park +2 more
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Composition of Equine Manure as Influenced by Stall Management
A study was conducted to compare the composition of equine manure as removed from the stall, and bedding-free manure on six horse farms. The farms ranged from a pleasure horse stable with poorly managed stalls to an intensively managed stable for ...
John P. Chastain
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The aim of this study was to determine N recovery and irreversible losses (i.e., through NH3-N volatilization) from manure in two different housing systems throughout a year using an N mass balance approach.
Esperanza Fuertes +5 more
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Flow meters tested on dairy lagoon water
As California's dairy industry continues to grow, manure management has become an increasingly important issue for dairy producers, government regulators and the public living in close proximity to dairies.
L Schwankl, A Eagle, C Frate, B Nydam
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Effects of deep-bedded finishing system on market pig performance, composition and pork quality
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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We measured the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions following beef cattle feeding and evaluated the manure management in northeast Thailand (Khon Kaen) to obtain the country-specific emission factor (EF) and replace the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
Wanna Angthong +7 more
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Strategies to reduce nutrient pollution from manure management in China [PDF]
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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Modeling ammonia emissions from dairy production systems in the United States [PDF]
Dairy production systems are hot spots of ammonia (NH3) emission. However, there remains large uncertainty in quantifying and mitigating NH3 emissions from dairy farms due to the lack of both long-term field measurements and reliable methods for ...
Deng, Jia, Li, Changsheng, Wang, Ying
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Economic aspects of manure management and practices for sustainable agriculture in Turkey [PDF]
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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Manure in Serbia: Quantities and greenhouse gas emissions [PDF]
Manure is a by-product at agricultural farms that can consist of excrement, bedding, food, and other substances. Manure is a significant form of organic fertilizer, but it negatively impacts the environment.
Višković Miodrag I. +4 more
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