Influence of tillage and liquid swine manure on productivity of a soybean-barley rotation and some properties of a fine sandy loam in Prince Edward Island
January 1, 2006By Carter MR
Interactions between tillage management for manure incorporation and rate of manure application may influence crop productivity and soil properties. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of...
Design and evaluation of a regenerating scrubber for reducing animal house emissions
January 1, 2006By Sanjay B. Shah
Animal houses can emit substantial quantities of air pollutants. Compared with other pollutants, ammonia is emitted from animal houses in relatively large quantities and can have adverse public...
Phosphorus fractions in manure from growing pigs receiving diets containing micronized peas and supplemental enzymes
January 1, 2006By O.O. Akinremi
Different livestock feeds manipulations have been reported to reduce the total P concentration in manure. Information on the influence of these dietary manipulation strategies on the forms of P in...
Alum Settling and Filtration Treatment of Liquid Swine Manure
January 1, 2006By Mohamed Gamal El-Din
A physical/chemical treatment train, which involved preliminary settling for 24 h followed by coagulation/flocculation of supernatant, and filtration, was applied to raw flushed swine manure in...
UV inactivation of bacteria in raw and pre-treated liquid swine manure
January 1, 2006By Environmental Engineering|P. SINGH Department of Civil
The study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of ultraviolet (UV) irradiation for inactivating coliform bacterial indicators in liquid swine manure samples using a laboratory-scale,...
Manure composition of swine as affected by dietary protein and cellulose concentrations
January 1, 2006
An experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of reducing, dietary CP and increasing dietary cellulose concentrations on manure DM, C, N, S, VFA, indole, and phenol concentrations....
Effects of cropping systems on NO3-N losses to tile drain
January 1, 2006By Kanwar
ABSTRACT: Diverse cropping systems can have significant impacts on nutrient losses through tile drain systems and to surface water bodies (rivers and streams). Increased transport
of nitrogen to...
Aerating grassland before manure application reduces runoff nutrient loads in a high rainfall environment
January 1, 2006By Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada|Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre|S. Bittman
The effect of mechanically aerating grassland before liquid manure application in the fall on surface runoff and transport of nutrients and solids was studied in a high rainfall area. The two...
Piggery slurry composting using batch operating autothermal thermophilic aerobic digestion system
January 1, 2006
The performance of an autothermal thermopholic aerobic digestion (ATAD) system was studied to determine if nitrogen loss, as ammonia, was affected by an exhaust gas condenser. The system was run with...
Soil Nutrient Dynamics from Swine Effluent Application to Common Bermudagrass Overseeded with Cool-Season Annuals
January 1, 2006By K. R. Sistani
A 3-year study was conducted to investigate the major nutrient dynamics in soil receiving swine effluent as the sole source of plant nutrients for warm-season perennial bermudagrass and cool-season...
