Sustainable nitrogen management for housed livestock, manure storage and manure processing

Description

This chapter reviews sustainable nitrogen management for housed livestock, manure storage and manure processing. The chapter begins by discussing the various forms nitrogen can take, focusing specifically on ammonia, nitrous oxide and di-nitrogen. It then goes on to review livestock feeding and housing for dairy and beef cattle, pigs and poultry. The chapter also examines manure storage, treatment and processing by discussing the principles of emissions produced from these processes as well as mitigation measures that can be used. It also addresses the best practices and priority measures for livestock feeding, housing and manure storage, treatment and processing.

Table of contents

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Livestock feeding and housing
• 3 Manure storage, treatment and processing
• 4 Best practices and priority measures
• 5 Conclusion and future trends in research
• 6 References