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Adghim, Mohamad, Mohamed Abdallah, Suhair Saad, Abdallah Shanableh, and Majid Sartaj. "Assessment of the biochemical methane potential of mono- and co-digested dairy farm wastes." Waste Management & Research 38, no. 1 (September 9, 2019): 88–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734242x19871999.
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This study aimed to evaluate the methane potential of mono- and co-digested dairy farm wastes. The tested substrates included manure from lactating, dry, and young cows, as well as waste milk and feed waste. The highest methane yield was achieved from the lactating cow manure, which produced an average of 412 L of CH4 kg−1 volatile solids, followed by young and dry cow manures (332 and 273 L of CH4 kg−1 volatile solids, respectively). Feed and milk yielded an average of 325 and 212 L of CH4 kg−1 volatile solids, respectively. Co-digesting the manures from lactating and young cows with feed improved methane production by 7%. However, co-digesting the dry cow manure with feed achieved only 85% of the calculated methane yield. Co-digesting manure and milk at a ratio of 70:30 enhanced the methane potential from lactating, dry, and young cow manures by 19, 30, and 37%, respectively. Moreover, co-digesting lactating, dry, and young cow manures with milk at a ratio of 30:70 enhanced the methane yield by 60, 30, and 88%, respectively. The cumulative methane production of all samples was accurately described using the Gompertz model with a maximum error of 10%. Carbohydrates contributed the most to methane potential, while proteins and lipids were limiting.
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Pyykkönen, Ville, Erika Winquist, Ari-Matti Seppänen, Markku Vainio, Elina Virkkunen, Kari Koppelmäki, and Saija Rasi. "Anaerobic Digestion of Solid Agricultural Biomass in Leach-Bed Reactors." Bioengineering 10, no. 4 (March 29, 2023): 433. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10040433.
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This study focuses on the feasibility of the dry anaerobic digestion of solid agricultural biomass for efficient renewable-energy production and nutrient recycling. Methane production and the amount of nitrogen in the digestates were measured in pilot- and farm-scale leach-bed reactors. In the pilot scale, with a digestion time of 133 days, the methane production of a mixture of whole crop fava bean and horse manure corresponded to 94% and 116%, respectively, of the methane potentials of the solid substrates. The mono-digestion of fava beans resulted in relatively low methane production (production/potential ratios of 59% and 57%). In two full-scale experiments, the methane production of mixtures of clover-grass silage, chicken manure, and horse manure corresponded to 108% and 100% of their respective methane potentials with digestion times of 117 and 185 days. In co-digestion, the production/potential ratios were similar in the pilot and farm experiments. High nitrogen loss was observed in the farm scale when the digestate was stored in a stack covered with a tarpaulin during summertime. Thus, although the technology seems promising, attention needs to be paid to management practices to minimise nitrogen losses and greenhouse gas emissions.
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Alemu, Aklilu W., Kim H. Ominski, Mario Tenuta, Brian D. Amiro, and Ermias Kebreab. "Evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions from hog manure application in a Canadian cow–calf production system using whole-farm models." Animal Production Science 56, no. 10 (2016): 1722. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/an14994.
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The development of beneficial management practices is a key strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from animal agriculture. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the impact of time and amount of hog manure application on farm productivity and GHG emissions from a cow–calf production system using two whole-farm models. Detailed model inputs (climate, soil and manure properties, farm operation data) were collected from a 3-year field study that evaluated the following three treatments: no application of hog manure on grassland (baseline); a single application of hog manure on grassland in spring (single); and two applications of hog manure as fall and spring (split). All three treatments were simulated in a representative cow–calf production system at the farm-gate using the following whole-farm models: a Coupled Components Model (CCM) that used existing farm component models and the Integrated Farm System Model (IFSM). Annual GHG intensities for the baseline scenario were 17.7 kg CO2-eq/kg liveweight for CCM and 18.1 kg CO2-eq/kg liveweight for IFSM. Of the total farm GHG emissions, 73–77% were from enteric methane production. The application of hog manure on grassland showed a mean emission increase of 7.8 and 8.4 kg CO2-eq/kg liveweight above the baseline for the single and split scenarios, respectively. For the manured scenarios, farm GHG emissions were mainly from enteric methane (47–54%) and soil nitrous oxide (33–41%). Emission estimates from the different GHG sources in the farm varied between models for the single and split application scenarios. Although farm productivity was 3–4% higher in the split than in single application (0.14 t liveweight/ha), the environmental advantage of applying manure in a single or split application was not consistent between models for farm emission intensity. Further component and whole-farm assessments are required to fully understand the impact of timing and the amount of livestock manure application on GHG emissions from beef production systems.
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Thayai, Sorrasak, and Supawat Vivanpatarakij. "Biogas Production from Swine Manure Co-Digestion with Hyacinth." Advanced Materials Research 953-954 (June 2014): 304–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.953-954.304.
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The suitable ratio between swine manure and hyacinth for biogas production was considered. From Ratchaburi Province, the swine manure and hyacinth were taken from the pig farm and natural canal, respectively. For this study, mixing ratios between swine manure with hyacinth are 0:100, 25:75, 50:50, 75:25 and 100:0, considered by dry basis. The anaerobic digesters were studied total mixing volume 300 ml in 500 ml volumetric flask on shaker. Total dry substrate is 2 g every ratio, swine manure and hyacinth. And microbial inoculum from pig farm is 3 g (dry basis). The experimental results showed the proportion of 0:100 illustrate the maximum quantity of biogas accumulated equal 243.48 ml. And the ratio of 100:0 shows the minimum cumulative biogas volume equal 33.60 ml. The analysis of the gas production, the blend of swine manure per hyacinth has the highest percentage of methane ratio is 0:100 (CH4=6.4%), and the lowest percentage is the ratio of 100:0 (CH4=0.5 %). For carbon dioxide production, the highest percentage of carbon dioxide is ratio of 0:100 (CO2=4.1 %) and the lowest is ratio 100:0 (CO2=0.9 %). Percentage of methane to compare with total percentage of methane and carbon dioxide has the highest percentage is the ratio of 25:75 (CH4=63.9 %), and the lowest percentage is the ratio of 100:0 (CH4=35.7 %). The highest to compare the lowest, percentage of methane per total percentage of methane and carbon dioxide is percentage of methane ratio 25:75 more than ratio 100:0 is 1.79.
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Edalati, Abdolhossein, Yike Chen, Tyler John Barzee, Hamed M. El-Mashad, and Ruihong Zhang. "Effect of Mechanical Solids Separators on Potential Reduction of Methane Emissions From Dairy Manure Storage." Journal of the ASABE 66, no. 3 (2023): 689–701. http://dx.doi.org/10.13031/ja.15371.
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Highlights Four mechanical manure separators were evaluated in on-farm studies. Mass balances and biochemical methane potential tests were conducted to measure on-farm separation efficiencies. Separator performance depended on environmental, material, and design factors. Over 70% solids separation and methane emission reduction potentials were achieved. Abstract. The separation efficiencies of four mechanical solid-liquid separation technologies and their effect on the reduction of methane production potential from dairy lagoons were studied using on-farm separator measurements and laboratory biomethane potential tests. The studied technologies included 1-stage sloped dual-screen, 2-stage sloped dual-screen, 1-stage horizontal scraped screen, and 1-stage sloped single-screen separators. The technologies were evaluated across various seasons on four dairies in California. On-farm sampling and measurements of the influent of flushed manure and the mass of the solids separated, as well as in-laboratory measurements of methane (CH4) production potential, were carried out. A mass balance approach was employed to determine the removal efficiencies of total and volatile solids (TS and VS) and nutrients, as well as methane emission reduction potential. The performance of the separators depended on manure characteristics, system design (e.g., screen size and orientation), separator operation and management (e.g., manure flow rate), and manure processing pit type and configuration. Among the four studied separator systems, the 2-stage sloped dual-screen separator showed the highest average TS and VS removal efficiencies, and methane emission potential reduction of 52.5%, 59.7%, and 55.8%, respectively. The 1-stage horizontal scraped screen separator had the lowest TS and VS removal efficiencies, and methane emission reduction potential of 6.3%, 9.3%, and 4.9%, respectively. The results have potential implications for nutrient and greenhouse gas management strategies and/or policies in agriculture. Keywords: Greenhouse gas, Lagoon, Manure management, Separation efficiency, Settling basin, Solid-liquid separation, Sustainable agriculture.
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Coppolecchia, Damiano, Davide Gardoni, Cecilia Baldini, Federica Borgonovo, and Marcella Guarino. "The influence on biogas production of three slurry-handling systems in dairy farms." Journal of Agricultural Engineering 46, no. 1 (April 21, 2015): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jae.2015.449.
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Handling systems can influence the production of biogas and methane from dairy farm manures. A comparative work performed in three different Italian dairy farms showed how the most common techniques (scraper, slatted floor, flushing) can change the characteristics of collected manure. Scraper appears to be the most <em>neutral</em> choice, as it does not significantly affect the original characteristics of manure. Slatted floor produces a manure that has a lower methane potential in comparison with scraper, due to: a lower content of volatile solids caused by the biodegradation occurring in the deep pit, and a lower specific biogas production caused by the change in the characteristics of organic matter. Flushing can produce three different fluxes: diluted flushed manure, solid separated manure and liquid separated manure. The diluted fraction appears to be unsuitable for conventional anaerobic digestion in completely stirred reactors (CSTR), since its content of organic matter is too low to be worthwhile. The liquid separated fraction could represent an interesting material, as it appears to accumulate the most biodegradable organic fraction, but not as primary substrate in CSTR as the organic matter concentration is too low. Finally, the solid-liquid separation process tends to accumulate inert matter in the solid separated fraction and, therefore, its specific methane production is low.
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Febrisiantosa, Andi, J. H. Lee, and H. L. Choi. "Greenhouse gas emissions from cattle production sector in South Korea." Jurnal Ilmu Ternak dan Veteriner 21, no. 2 (July 1, 2016): 112. http://dx.doi.org/10.14334/jitv.v21i2.1359.
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<p class="abstrak2">South Korea has declared to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% compared to the current level by the year 2020. The greenhouse gas emissions from the cattle production sector in South Korea were evaluated in this study. The greenhouse gas emissions of dairy cattle, Non-Korean native cattle, and Korean native (Hanwoo) cattle production activities in 16 local administrative provinces of South Korea over a ten-year period (2005–2014) were estimated using the methodology specified by the Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventory of the IPCC (2006). The emissions studied herein included methane from enteric fermentation, methane from manure management, nitrous oxide from manure management and carbon dioxide from direct on-farm energy use. Over the last ten years, Hanwoo cattle production activities were the primary contributor of CH<sub>4</sub> from enteric fermentation, CH<sub>4</sub> from manure management, NO<sub>2</sub> from manure management and CO<sub>2</sub> from on-farm energy use in the cattle livestock sector of South Korea, which comprised to 83.52% of total emissions from cattle production sector.</p>
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Kaparaju, P., S. Luostarinen, E. Kalmari, J. Kalmari, and J. Rintala. "Co-digestion of energy crops and industrial confectionery by-products with cow manure: batch-scale and farm-scale evaluation." Water Science and Technology 45, no. 10 (May 1, 2002): 275–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2002.0352.
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The possible co-digestion of energy crops and industrial confectionery by-products with cow manure was evaluated firstly, through long-term batch experiments and secondly, in a farm-scale digester. In batch assays, digestion with mesophilically digested cow manure as inoculum resulted in specific methane yields (m3 kg−1 VSadded waste) of 0.35 for grass hay (particle size <1.0 cm); 0.26 for oats (0.5 cm) and 0.21 for clover (2.0 cm) harvested at vegetative stage and 0.14 (2.0 cm) for clover harvested at flowering stage. Specific methane yields (m3 kg−1 VSadded waste) for confectionery by-products were 0.37 for chocolate, 0.39 for black candy and 0.32 for confectionery raw material. Out the three particle sizes (2.0, 1.0 and 0.5 cm) tested, particle size of 1.0 cm was found ideal for digestion of grass hay and clover while, particle size reduction did not influence methane production from oats. Stage of the crop influenced the methane yields, with clover harvested at vegetative stage yielding 33% higher methane than when harvested at flowering stage. An approximate 60% enhancement in methane yield was noticed with the co-digestion of industrial confectionery wastes with cow manure in a full-scale farm digester.
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Mazurkiewicz, Jakub. "Energy and Economic Balance between Manure Stored and Used as a Substrate for Biogas Production." Energies 15, no. 2 (January 6, 2022): 413. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15020413.
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The aim of the study is to draw attention to the fact that reducing methane and nitrous oxide emissions as a result of traditional manure storage for several months in a pile is not only a non-ecological solution, but also unprofitable. A solution that combines both aspects—environmental and financial—is the use of manure as a substrate for a biogas plant, but immediately—directly after its removal from the dairy barn. As part of the case study, the energy and economic balance of a model farm with dairy farming for the scenario without biogas plant and with a biogas plant using manure as the main substrate in methane fermentation processes was also performed. Research data on the average emission of ammonia and nitrous oxide from 1 Mg of stored manure as well as the results of laboratory tests on the yield of biogas from dairy cows manure were obtained on the basis of samples taken from the farm being a case study. The use of a biogas installation would allow the emission of carbon dioxide equivalent to be reduced by up to 100 Mg per year. In addition, it has been shown that the estimated payback period for biogas installations is less than 5 years, and with the current trend of increasing energy prices, it may be even shorter—up to 4 years.
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OSMONOV, J. Y., U. E. KARASARTOV, V. S. KURASOV, and I. E. TURDUEV. "BIOGAS TECHNOLOGY - IS AN EFFECTIVE WAY OF FARM ANIMAL MANURE PROCESSING." Техника и технологии в животноводстве, no. 1 (2024): 104–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.22314/27132064-2024-1-104.
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The renewable energy sources (VIE) widespread using makes it possible the fossil fuels’ consumption that pollute the environment reducing significantly. One of the VIE types is biomass, which tends the agricultural production, especially livestock intensification growing. The main type of biomass is manure; at it processing by biogas technology using, it provides biogas, biofertilizer and electric energy, that are necessary for soil fertility and energy supply to rural consumers increasing. At the same time, biogas technology helps the manure disinfection’s problems solving, since fresh manure is an environmental pollutant by harmful gases (methane, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, etc.) emitting. The livestock methane emissions’ amount is about 16%. The authors have developed small sized biogas manure processing installation, to the small agricultural enterprises’ conditions adapting. Distinctive features of the installation are: sawdust from reed plants for manure preparation loading into the bioreactor; of an external energy source from renewable resources (sun, wind, etc.) to heat the bioreactor in cold weather using; biofertilizer into dry residue and liquid separating; manure different types to carbon and nitrogen at C /N = 20 ratio mixing. These features make it possible the quality of biofertilizer, since reed plants contain vitamins C, carotene, starch, carbohydrates and proteins improving, as well as the crust formation to prevent; of biogas by observing the temperature regime inside the reactor and the ratio C /N = 20 output increasing; manure next fresh portion is accelerated by liquid part feeding of the biofertilizer back into the bioreactor’s process fermentation.
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Naranjo, Anna M., Heidi Sieverding, David Clay, and Ermias Kebreab. "Carbon footprint of South Dakota dairy production system and assessment of mitigation options." PLOS ONE 18, no. 3 (March 30, 2023): e0269076. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269076.
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Livestock production contributes to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, there is a considerable variability in the carbon footprint associated with livestock production. Site specific estimates of GHG emissions are needed to accurately focus GHG emission reduction efforts. A holistic approach must be taken to assess the environmental impact of livestock production using appropriate geographical scale. The objective of this study was to determine baseline GHG emissions from dairy production in South Dakota using a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach. A cradle-to-farm gate LCA was used to estimate the GHG emissions to produce 1 kg of fat and protein corrected milk (FPCM) in South Dakota. The system boundary was divided into feed production, farm management, enteric methane, and manure management as these activities are the main contributors to the overall GHG emissions. The production of 1 kg FPCM in South Dakota dairies was estimated to emit 1.23 kg CO2 equivalents. The major contributors were enteric methane (46%) and manure management (32.7%). Feed production and farm management made up 14.1 and 7.2%, respectively. The estimate is similar to the national average but slightly higher than the California dairy system. The source of corn used in the dairies influences the footprint. For example, South Dakota corn had fewer GHG emissions than grain produced and transported in from Iowa. Therefore, locally and more sustainably sourced feed input will contribute to further reducing the environmental impacts. Improvements in efficiency of milk production through better genetics, nutrition animal welfare and feed production are expected to further reduce the carbon footprint of South Dakota dairies. Furthermore, anaerobic digesters will reduce emissions from manure sources.
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Sanchez-Beltrán, J. M., J. C. Acevedo-Páez, and F. Moreno Gamboa. "Analysis of the physicochemical process in the production of biogas from equine manure." Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2139, no. 1 (December 1, 2021): 012009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2139/1/012009.
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Abstract The present research aims to evaluate the physicochemical variables involved in the anaerobic digestion process to produce methane from manure on an agricultural farm; the farm has 2 equines that generate 12 Kg of manure per day. A manure sample was collected, and the following physicochemical parameters were determined: total solids, volatile solids, chemical oxygen demand, and pH. A tubular household biodigester was then implemented, consisting mainly of a polyethylene geomembrane that stores the organic matter and in which anaerobic digestion takes place. The performance of the biodigester was determined by the removal of organic matter quantified by volatile solids and chemical oxygen demand in the biodigester influent and digestate, of which removal of 82% of volatile solids and 74% of chemical oxygen demand was achieved. The average biogas production was 0.5 m3/day, and its lower heating value was 26,000 kJ/m3. The pH level of the biodigester was within the range of 6-7, in order to keep the methanogenic bacteria active, in charge of carrying out physicochemical process that guarantees anaerobic digestion and thus, the production of biogas.
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Ibidhi, Ridha, and Sergio Calsamiglia. "Carbon Footprint Assessment of Spanish Dairy Cattle Farms: Effectiveness of Dietary and Farm Management Practices as a Mitigation Strategy." Animals 10, no. 11 (November 10, 2020): 2083. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10112083.
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Greenhouse gas emissions and the carbon footprint (CF) were estimated in twelve Spanish dairy farms selected from three regions (Mediterranean, MED; Cantabric, CAN; and Central, CEN) using a partial life cycle assessment through the Integrated Farm System Model (IFSM). The functional unit was 1 kg of energy corrected milk (ECM). Methane emissions accounted for the largest contribution to the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The average CF (kg CO2-eq/kg of ECM) was 0.84, being the highest in MED (0.98), intermediate in CEN (0.84), and the lowest in CAN (0.67). Two extreme farms were selected for further simulations: one with the highest non-enteric methane (MED1), and another with the highest enteric methane (CAN2). Changes in management scenarios (increase milk production, change manure collection systems, change manure-type storage method, change bedding type and installation of an anaerobic digester) in MED1 were evaluated with the IFSM model. Changes in feeding strategies (reduce the forage: concentrate ratio, improve forage quality, use of ionophores) in CAN2 were evaluated with the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System model. Results indicate that changes in management (up to 27.5% reduction) were more efficient than changes in dietary practices (up to 3.5% reduction) in reducing the carbon footprint.
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Suffian, Syakira Afiqah, Atiah Abdullah Sidek, Toshihiko Matsuto, Muataz Hazza Al Hazza, Hazlina Md Yusof, and Abdullah Zawawi Hashim. "Greenhouse Gas Emission of Broiler Chicken Production in Malaysia using Life Cycle Assessment Guidelines: A Case Study." International Journal of Engineering Materials and Manufacture 3, no. 2 (June 4, 2018): 87–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.26776/ijemm.03.02.2018.03.
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The aim of this research was to evaluate the level of greenhouse gas emission from broiler chicken farming industry in Malaysia. In order to achieve that, Life Cycle Assessment method was chosen as a framework to complete the task. A case study was conducted at a broiler chicken farm to gather the data and information related to the broiler chicken production. Cradle-to-gate assessment including distribution stage was conducted based on the ISO14040/1044 guidelines. Inventory data for this case study was gathered in collaboration with one of the selected case study broiler chicken farm company. Greenhouse gas emission that consists of several most affected gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide was studied. Result shows that the highest carbon dioxide emission came from manure, which accounted for 1,665,342 kg CO2 equivalent per total broilers while the highest methane emission came from feed, which accounted for 126,207.84 g CH4 equivalent per total broilers. For nitrous oxide emission, the highest values came from bedding which accounted for 20,316.87 g N2O equivalent per total broilers in the commercial modern broiler chicken farm. In this case study, it can be concluded that manure gives the most prominent effect to the greenhouse gas emission followed by feed and bedding materials.
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Misselbrook, Tom, Agustin Del Prado, and David Chadwick. "Opportunities for reducing environmental emissions from forage-based dairy farms." Agricultural and Food Science 22, no. 1 (March 27, 2013): 93–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.23986/afsci.6702.
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Modern dairy production is inevitably associated with impacts to the environment and the challenge for the industry today is to increase production to meet growing global demand while minimising emissions to the environment. Negative environmental impacts include gaseous emissions to the atmosphere, of ammonia from livestock manure and fertiliser use, of methane from enteric fermentation and manure management, and of nitrous oxide from nitrogen applications to soils and from manure management. Emissions to water include nitrate, ammonium, phosphorus, sediment, pathogens and organic matter, deriving from nutrient applications to forage crops and/or the management of grazing livestock. This paper reviews the sources and impacts of such emissions in the context of a forage-based dairy farm and considers a number of potential mitigation strategies, giving some examples using the farm-scale model SIMSDAIRY. Most of the mitigation measures discussed are associated with systemic improvements in the efficiency of production in dairy systems. Important examples of mitigations include: improvements to dairy herd fertility, that can reduce methane and ammonia emissions by up to 24 and 17%, respectively; diet modification such as the use of high sugar grasses for grazing, which are associated with reductions in cattle N excretion of up to 20% (and therefore lower N losses to the environment) and potentially lower methane emissions, or reducing the crude protein content of the dairy cow diet through use of maize silage to reduce N excretion and methane emissions; the use of nitrification inhibitors with fertiliser and slurry applications to reduce nitrous oxide emissions and nitrate leaching by up to 50%. Much can also be achieved through attention to the quantity, timing and method of application of nutrients to forage crops and utilising advances made through genetic improvements.
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Rotz, C. Alan, Senorpe Asem-Hiablie, Erin L. Cortus, Mindy J. Spiehs, Shafiqur Rahman, and Anne M. K. Stoner. "An Environmental Assessment of Cattle Manure and Urea Fertilizer Treatments for Corn Production in the Northern Great Plains." Transactions of the ASABE 64, no. 4 (2021): 1185–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.13031/trans.14275.
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HighlightsThe Integrated Farm System Model appropriately represented average emission rates measured in corn production.Compared to the use of feedlot manure, application of bedded pack manure generally increased N and P losses.Compared to inorganic fertilizer use, cattle manure increased soluble P loss while reducing GHG emission.Production and environmental differences among production systems were similar under recent and future climates.Abstract. Nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and carbon (C) emissions from livestock systems have become important regional, national, and international concerns. Our objective was to use process-level simulation to explore differences among manure and inorganic fertilizer treatments in a corn production system used to feed finishing cattle in the Northern Great Plains region of the U.S. Our analysis included model assessment, simulation to compare treatments under recent climate, and comparisons using projected midcentury climate. The Integrated Farm System Model was evaluated in representing the performance and nutrient losses of corn production using cattle manure without bedding, manure with bedding, urea, and no fertilization treatments. Two-year field experiments conducted near Clay Center, Nebraska; Brookings, South Dakota; and Fargo, North Dakota provided observed emission data following these treatments. Means of simulated emission rates of methane, ammonia, and nitrous oxide were generally similar to those observed from field-applied manure or urea fertilizer. Simulation of corn production systems over 25 years of recent climate showed greater soluble P runoff with use of feedlot and bedded manure compared to use of inorganic fertilizers, but life-cycle fossil energy use and greenhouse gas emission were decreased. Compared to feedlot manure, application of bedded pack manure generally increased N and P losses in corn production by retaining more N in manure removed from a bedded housing facility and through increased runoff because a large portion of the stover was removed from the cornfield for use as bedding material. Simulation of these treatments using projected midcentury climate indicated a trend toward a small increase in simulated grain production in the Dakotas and a small decrease for irrigated corn in Nebraska. Climate differences affected the three production systems similarly, so production and environmental impact differences among the fertilization systems under future climate were similar to those obtained under recent climate. Keywords: Climate change, Greenhouse gas, Integrated Farm System Model, Nutrient losses.
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Reed, Kristan F. "The Ruminant Farm Systems Model: A decision-support tool for whole farm efficiency and sustainability." American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings, no. 55 (July 17, 2023): 42–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20228601.
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Sustainable dairy production requires methods to quantify the environmental footprint of dairy farms that can inform management decisions. Impact inventories can provide some insight for policy, but are not suitable to inform decisions at the farm level. Decision-support tools like the Ruminant Farm Systems (RuFaS) model represent farm management and esti-mate environmental impacts with enough detail and flexibility to compare the effect of management practices and guide farm management decisions. For example, RuFaS can be used to compare the environment impacts of reproduction protocols. The RuFaS model estimates that improving the reproductive performance of a 1,000-cow herd from a low performance to a baseline performance scenario reduces manure and enteric methane production and the emissions intensity of milk pro-duction for that herd. The expected annual enteric emissions reduction alone is equivalent to removing over 70 gas powered cars from the road for one year.
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Zhou, Sheng, Jining Zhang, Guoyan Zou, Shohei Riya, and Masaaki Hosomi. "Mass and Energy Balances of Dry Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion Treating Swine Manure Mixed with Rice Straw." Biotechnology Research International 2015 (November 2, 2015): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/895015.
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To evaluate the feasibility of swine manure treatment by a proposed Dry Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion (DT-AD) system, we evaluated the methane yield of swine manure treated using a DT-AD method with rice straw under different C/N ratios and solid retention time (SRT) and calculated the mass and energy balances when the DT-AD system is used for swine manure treatment from a model farm with 1000 pigs and the digested residue is used for forage rice production. A traditional swine manure treatment Oxidation Ditch system was used as the study control. The results suggest that methane yield using the proposed DT-AD system increased with a higher C/N ratio and shorter SRT. Correspondently, for the DT-AD system running with SRT of 80 days, the net energy yields for all treatments were negative, due to low biogas production and high heat loss of digestion tank. However, the biogas yield increased when the SRT was shortened to 40 days, and the generated energy was greater than consumed energy when C/N ratio was 20:1 and 30:1. The results suggest that with the correct optimization of C/N ratio and SRT, the proposed DT-AD system, followed by using digestate for forage rice production, can attain energy self-sufficiency.
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Giamouri, Elisavet, Foivos Zisis, Christina Mitsiopoulou, Christos Christodoulou, Athanasios C. Pappas, Panagiotis E. Simitzis, Charalampos Kamilaris, et al. "Sustainable Strategies for Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction in Small Ruminants Farming." Sustainability 15, no. 5 (February 24, 2023): 4118. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15054118.
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During the previous decades, the growing demand for animal origin products has gained considerable attention. As a result, livestock breeding has faced a rapid intensification in order to fulfil market expectations. This increase in livestock production has led to a large scale of manure that is associated with many environmental impacts, such as climate change, to an increase of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. Livestock production is considered to generate significant amounts of GHG, mainly carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). Methane and nitrous oxide are the main emissions from livestock systems. Ruminants contribute highly to total livestock emissions. In the present study, the contribution of livestock and especially of the small ruminants in GHG emissions is reviewed. Additionally, useful sustainable strategies for farming and feeding of small ruminants are highlighted. Some of the practices discussed include but are not limited to efficient manure management, the replacement of mineral fertilizers by farm manure, the improvement of feed efficiency and provision of feed supplements. Moreover, the use of food waste or agro-industrial by-products is discussed as a sustainable strategy.
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Fan, Zijing, Mei Zhang, Xiaxia Chen, Zhongda Hu, Qihang Shu, Chaosen Jing, and Xingzhang Luo. "Effects of Lighter Dose of Oxytetracycline on the Accumulation and Degradation of Volatile Fatty Acids in the Process of Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Swine Manure." Sustainability 13, no. 7 (April 4, 2021): 4014. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13074014.
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Oxytetracycline (OTC) is a commonly used antibiotic in livestock farming for controlling intestinal and respiratory infections in farm animals. However, the absorption of antibiotics by animals is limited, and most antibiotics are excreted in the original form with manure, which will have an impact on the environment. The removal of antibiotics from swine manure could generally be performed via anaerobic digestion (AD). In this study, the effect of oxytetracycline (OTC) at doses of 0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 mg/L on the thermophilic anaerobic digestion of swine manure (55 °C) in batch digesters was studied. The methane production, volatile fatty acid (VFA) levels, and dissolved organic matter (DOM) were determined and compared with the control (0 mg/L of OTC). The results indicate that (1) OTC at 0.1 mg/L had no inhibitory effect on methane production or on the accumulation of VFAs, while 0.5 mg/L and 1.0 mg/L inhibited methane production, with inhibition rates of 4.03% and 14.12% (p < 0.05), respectively; (2) the VFAs of each reactor peaked on the first day of the reaction, and as the OTC dose increased from 0 to 1.0 mg/L, the maximum VFA accumulation increased from 1346.94 mg/g to 2370 mg/g of volatile solids (VS); and (3) oxytetracycline (0.5 and 1.0 mg/L) could promote the temporary accumulation of propionic acid, which did, however, not result in significant VFA accumulation. Further, OTC at 1.0 mg/L can promote DOM production, and therefore, VFA accumulation.
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Seppälä, M., T. Paavola, A. Lehtomäki, O. Pakarinen, and J. Rintala. "Biogas from energy crops—optimal pre-treatments and storage, co-digestion and energy balance in boreal conditions." Water Science and Technology 58, no. 9 (November 1, 2008): 1857–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2008.503.
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The objective of this research was to evaluate the biogas production from crops in boreal conditions, focusing on the optimal pre-treatment and storage methods, co-digestion and energy balance of farm-scale crop based biogas plants. Alkaline treatments offered some potential for improving the methane yield from grass and sugar beet tops. The results show that the CH4 yield of energy crops can be maintained by appropriate ensiling conditions for even after 11 months in ambient conditions. The CH4 yield was best preserved with wet grass mixture without additives. Co-digestion of manure and crops was shown to be feasible with feedstock volatile solids (VS) containing up to 40% of crops. The highest specific methane yields of 268, 229 and 213 l CH4 kg−1 VSadded in co-digestion of cow manure with grass, sugar beet tops and straw, respectively, were obtained during feeding with 30% of crop in the feedstock, corresponding to 85–105% of the total methane potential in the substrates as determined by batch assays. The energy output:input ratio of farm-scale grass silage based biogas plant varied significantly (3.5–8.2) with different assumptions and system boundaries being lowest when using only inorganic fertilizers and highest when half of the heat demand of the system could be covered by metabolic heat.
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Holtshausen, Lucia, Chaouki Benchaar, Roland Kröbel, and Karen A. Beauchemin. "Canola Meal versus Soybean Meal as Protein Supplements in the Diets of Lactating Dairy Cows Affects the Greenhouse Gas Intensity of Milk." Animals 11, no. 6 (May 31, 2021): 1636. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11061636.
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Soybean meal (SBM) and canola meal (CM) are protein supplements used in lactating dairy cow diets and, recently, an enteric methane-mitigating effect (i.e., lower Ym value) was reported for CM. Before recommending CM as a greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation strategy, it is necessary to examine the net impact on total GHG emissions from milk production. The objective was to determine whether using CM rather than SBM in lactating dairy cow diets decreases GHG per kilogram of fat and protein corrected milk (FPCM), and whether the decrease depends upon where the meals are produced. Cradle to farm-gate life cycle assessments were conducted for a simulated dairy farm in eastern (Quebec) and western (Alberta) Canada. Scenarios examined the source of protein meal, location where meals were produced, and the methane-mitigating effect of CM. The Holos model was used to estimate GHG emissions from animals, manure, crop production, imported feeds, and energy use. GHG intensities (CO2e/kg FPCM) were 0.85–1.02 in the east and 1.07–1.11 in the west for the various scenarios, with enteric methane comprising 34 to 40% of total emissions. CM produced in western Canada with a low up-stream emission factor and low Ym value reduced CO2e/kg FPCM by 3% (western farm) to 6.6% (eastern farm) compared with SBM. We conclude that using CM rather than SBM in the diet of lactating dairy cows can be a GHG mitigation strategy depending upon where it is produced and whether it decreases enteric methane emissions.
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Méda, Bertrand, Laurence Fortun-Lamothe, and Mélynda Hassouna. "Prediction of nutrient flows with potential impacts on the environment in a rabbit farm: a modelling approach." Animal Production Science 54, no. 12 (2014): 2042. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/an14530.
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To face the increasing demand for animal products throughout the world, livestock-farming systems have been intensified. This intensification has proven to be economically effective but is noted for its negative impact on the environment through the production of ammonia (NH3) and the greenhouse gases nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane. In this context, dynamic models are useful tools to evaluate the effects of farming practice on nutrient flows and losses to the environment. This paper presents the development of a model simulating the flows of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in a rabbit production farm. The model is comprised of two submodels. The first submodel simulates the number of animals in the farm (births, deaths, culling of does/fatteners) and their respective performances (growth, feed intake, milk production). The second one simulates the excretion of N and P for each animal category using a mass-balance approach between intake (feed and/or milk intake) and exports (body deposition, milk production, gestation). Specific emission factors are then applied to the excreted N amounts to estimate total N, NH3 and N2O losses in the housing unit and during manure storage. Methane emissions from enteric fermentations and manure are also estimated. A simulation example based on French technico-economic data illustrates how the model could be used to study the dynamics of animal populations within the system and of nutrient flows. Finally, there is a need for new knowledge (experimental data) to improve the model and help design more sustainable rabbit production systems by identifying best practices that minimise environmental impacts.
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Pochwatka, Patrycja, Alina Kowalczyk-Juśko, Piotr Sołowiej, Agnieszka Wawrzyniak, and Jacek Dach. "Biogas Plant Exploitation in a Middle-Sized Dairy Farm in Poland: Energetic and Economic Aspects." Energies 13, no. 22 (November 19, 2020): 6058. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13226058.
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Although cow manure is a valuable natural fertilizer, it is also a source of extreme greenhouse gas emissions, mainly methane. For this reason, this study aims to determine the impact of investments in a biogas plant on the energy and economic aspects of the operation of a dairy farm. A farm with a breeding size of 600 livestock units (LSU) was adopted for the analysis. In order to reach the paper’s aim, the analysis of two different scenarios of dairy farm functioning (conventional–only milk production, and modern–with biogas plant exploitation) was conducted. The analysis showed that the investment in biogas plant operations at a dairy farm and in using cow manure as one of the main substrates is a more profitable scenario compared to traditional dairy farming. Taking into account the actual Polish subsidies for electricity produced by small biogas plants, the scenario with a functioning biogas plant with a capacity of 500 kW brings €332,000/a more profit compared to the conventional scenario, even when taking into account additional costs, including the purchase of straw to ensure a continuous operation of the installation. Besides, in the traditional scenario, building a biogas plant allows for an almost complete reduction of greenhouse gas emissions during manure storage.
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Augustyn, Grzegorz, Jerzy Mikulik, Rafał Rumin, and Marta Szyba. "Energy Self-Sufficient Livestock Farm as the Example of Agricultural Hybrid Off-Grid System." Energies 14, no. 21 (October 28, 2021): 7041. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14217041.
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Contemporary agriculture has become very energy-intensive and mainly uses electricity, which is needed for technological processes on livestock farms. Livestock faeces are burdensome for the environment due to the release of methane into the atmosphere. This article presents the concept of a self-sufficient livestock farm as an off-grid energy circuit that is a part of the agricultural process. The key idea is to obtain an energy flow using the concept of a smart valve to achieve a self-sufficient energy process based on a biogas plant, renewable energy sources, and energy storage. During the production process, a livestock farm produces large amounts of waste in the form of grey and black manure. On the one hand, these products are highly harmful to the environment, but on the other, they are valuable input products for another process, i.e., methane production. The methane becomes the fuel for cogeneration generators that produce heat and electricity. Heat and electricity are partly returned to the main farming process and partly used by residents of the area. In this way, a livestock farm and the inhabitants of a village or town can become energy self-sufficient and independent of national grids. The idea described in this paper shows the process of energy production combining a biogas plant, renewable energy sources, and an energy storage unit that enable farmland to become fully self-sufficient through the energy flow between all constituents of the energy cycle being maintained by a smart valve.
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Massé, D. I., N. K. Patni, R. L. Droste, and K. J. Kennedy. "Operation strategies for psychrophilic anaerobic digestion of swine manure slurry in sequencing batch reactors." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 23, no. 6 (December 1, 1996): 1285–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/l96-937.
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of psychrophilic anaerobic digestion in sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) under operating strategies that would optimize process performance and stability while minimizing the interference of the bioreactor operation with regular farm activities. Process performance was evaluated on (i) reduction in pollution potential; (ii) energy recovery; and (iii) odour reduction. Experiments were carried out in twelve 40-L SBRs. Experimental results indicated that psychrophilic anaerobic digestion of swine manure slurry at 20 °C in an intermittently fed SBR (i) reduced the pollution potential of swine manure slurry by removing 84 – 93% of the soluble chemical oxygen demand and 41 – 83% of total chemical oxygen demand; (ii) produced biogas at rates exceeding 0.48 L of CH4 per gram of volatile solids fed; and (iii) successfully reduced odours. Other findings were that (i) for all experimental runs, psychrophilic anaerobic digestion of swine manure slurry in SBRs was very stable; (ii) the process generally performed well without external mixing; and (iii) intermittent feeding of once or three times a week did not affect process stability and performance. As a result, this process requires little energy input and most of the energy produced will be available for farm use. Since this process is very stable, process feeding could be integrated with the routine operation of manure removal from the barn, thereby minimizing interference with other farm operations. Key words: anaerobic, anaerobic treatment, psychrophilic, animal manure, methane production, process control, manure treatment.
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Petrov, Petar, Denitza Zgureva-Filipova, Kalin Filipov, and Ivaylo Ganev. "Analysis of the overall potential for electricity production from farm animals manure in Bulgaria." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1128, no. 1 (January 1, 2023): 012001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1128/1/012001.
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Abstract The increasing energy demand combined with the policies for environmental protection are prerequisite to combine them both into the circular economy conception. The utilization of organic waste which produce greenhouse gases during its disposing through production of electricity by obtained secondary organic compounds is a promising approach for the simultaneously meeting of energy needs and decreasing of carbon footprint from the industry. The successful integration of such technology with well-defined economical and technological benefits is optimization task at local level for each country, city or area. An initial evaluation of the potential of manure generated from farm animals in Bulgaria to be utilized as energy source as a different approach for its treatment to reduce the local generation of greenhouse gases is performed in this study. The well-known and commercialized technology for production of biogas from manure by digestion in biogas reactors where at different treatment conditions could be obtained gas mixtures with up to 65 vol. % content of methane is used. The main challenges in front of the implementation of this technology is the impossibility to collect all of the produced manure and also the high transportation costs for its utilization at a centralized site for biogas production and thereafter its combustion in a large power plant. A conservative analysis of the manure quantity available for utilization from different livestock animals and poultry in Bulgaria is performed based on the statistical data for the available farms and the share of free grazing animals. The contribution of different animals to the biogas production and the calorific value based on the gas mixture content are calculated in details. Unlike most other green energy technologies, this one is characterized by 24-hour availability and according to the calculated data a power plant of 1500 MW thermal power could be realized. The reduction of greenhouse gases emissions and potentially spared CO2 emissions quotas at country level are also calculated. As additionally noted there is a secondary commercial product of the anaerobic manure treatment in bioreactors, the solid residue which is applicable as fertilizer for plants due to its high nutritional value.
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Pugesgaard, Siri, Jørgen E. Olesen, Uffe Jørgensen, and Tommy Dalgaard. "Biogas in organic agriculture—effects on productivity, energy self-sufficiency and greenhouse gas emissions." Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 29, no. 1 (January 24, 2013): 28–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1742170512000440.
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AbstractAnaerobic digestion of manure and crops provides the possibility of a combined production of renewable energy and organic fertilizer on organic farms and has been suggested as an option to improve sustainability of organic agriculture. In the present study, the consequences of implementation of anaerobic digestion and biogas production were analyzed on a 1000 ha model farm with combined dairy and cash crop production, representing organic agriculture in Denmark. The effects on crop rotation, nitrogen flows and losses, yield, energy balance and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were evaluated for four scenarios of biogas production on the farm. Animal manure was digested for biogas production in all scenarios and was supplemented with: (1) 100 ha grass–clover for biogas, (2) 100 ha maize for biogas, (3) 200 ha grass–clover for biogas and reduced number of livestock, and (4) 200 ha grass–clover for biogas, reduced number of livestock and import of biomass from cuttings made in ungrazed meadows. These four scenarios were compared with the current situation in organic agriculture in Denmark and to a situation where slurry from conventional agriculture is no longer imported. Implementation of anaerobic digestion changed the nitrogen flows on the farm by increasing the slurry nitrogen plant availability and introducing new nitrogen sources from legume-based energy crops or meadows. The amount of nitrogen available for application as fertilizer on the farm increased when grass–clover was used for biogas production, but decreased when maize was used. Since part of the area was used for biogas production, the total output of foodstuffs from the farm was decreased. Effects on GHG emissions and net energy production were assessed by use of the whole-farm model FarmGHG. A positive farm energy balance was obtained for all biogas scenarios, showing that biomass production for biogas on 10% of the farm area results in an energy surplus, provided that the heat from the electricity production is utilized. The energy surplus implies a displacement of fossil fuels and thereby reduced CO2 emission from the farm. Emissions of N2O were not affected substantially by biogas production. Total emissions of methane (CH4) were slightly decreased due to a 17–48% decrease in emissions from the manure store. Net GHG emission was reduced by 35–85% compared with the current situation in organic agriculture. It was concluded that production of biogas on organic farms holds the possibility for the farms to achieve a positive energy balance, provide self-sufficiency with organic fertilizer nitrogen, and reduce GHG emissions.
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Hanif, Muhammad Usman, Mohammed Zwawi, Mohammed Algarni, Ali Bahadar, Hamid Iqbal, Sergio C. Capareda, Muhammad Adnan Hanif, et al. "The Effects of Using Pretreated Cotton Gin Trash on the Production of Biogas from Anaerobic Co-Digestion with Cow Manure and Sludge." Energies 15, no. 2 (January 11, 2022): 490. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15020490.
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Anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) has been practiced for decades to convert waste into value-added energy products, especially biogas. This study aimed to assess the potential of biogenic methane (CH4) production from the co-digestion of pretreated cotton gin trash (CGT), cow manure, and sludge. CGT contains high cellulosic content, making it a reliable feedstock for biogenic methane production. To further improve the biogas quantity and quality, the CGT was subjected to physical pretreatments, i.e., hot water (HW), ultra-sonication (US), and a combination of both (HW+US). After 91 days of AcoD, 79–110 L of biogas was produced by the treatments. Among the treatments, HW+US-pretreated CGT presented maximum biogas production capacity, at 110 L. Besides, this treatment showed the high-quality biogenic CH4 content, 52.4% of the total biogas volume, with an improved conversion rate of 0.37 L/g of volatile suspended solids consumed. In addition, this study discussed the structural changes in feedstock due to pretreatments and correlated them with the corresponding biogenic methane production. The study reports the potential of pretreated CGT conversion to CH4. It will impact the circular economy by contributing to on-farm energy requirements and reducing the financial expenditures incurred in this regard.
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Bonifacio, Henry F., C. Alan Rotz, and Tom L. Richard. "A Process-Based Model for Cattle Manure Compost Windrows: Part 1. Model Description." Transactions of the ASABE 60, no. 3 (2017): 877–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.13031/trans.12057.
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Abstract. Composting is an alternative management practice for handling and storing manure in intensive cattle production systems. With composting, cattle manure is converted into a soil amendment with improved nutrient and physical properties and is easier to handle. Despite its benefits, composting can produce large amounts of gaseous carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) emissions that include carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and ammonia (NH3). A process-based model for cattle manure compost windrows was developed and incorporated into the Integrated Farm System Model (IFSM, v. 4.3), a whole-farm simulation model of crop, dairy, and beef production systems. Designed to simulate the different processes that influence C and N balances in windrows, the compost windrow model predicts changes in C (organic C, microbial C) and N (organic N, microbial N, ammonium (NH4+-N), nitrate (NO3--N)) contents in the windrow; CO2, CH4, N2O, and NH3 emissions throughout composting; and corresponding C and N losses. To increase its accuracy in simulating the different processes occurring during composting, the compost windrow model was also designed to predict environmental conditions within windrows, which include moisture content, temperature, and oxygen availability, and changes in windrow material physical properties, such as bulk and particle densities. Modeling routines and relationships of the compost windrow model are described. Evaluation of its performance in predicting windrow environmental conditions, physical and chemical properties, and gaseous emissions is documented in an accompanying article. Keywords: Cattle manure, Composting, Emissions, IFSM, Process-based modeling..
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Creegan, Emily F., Robert Flynn, Greg Torell, Catherine E. Brewer, Dawn VanLeeuwen, Ram N. Acharya, Richard J. Heerema, and Murali Darapuneni. "Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) and Dairy Waste Stream Utilization: Properties and Economics of On-Farm Windrow Systems." Sustainability 14, no. 5 (February 23, 2022): 2550. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14052550.
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Improper management of organic waste can lead to unnecessary carbon dioxide and methane emissions, and groundwater contamination. In this study, organic waste materials from two of New Mexico’s (U.S.A.) top agricultural industries, pecan (Carya illinoinensis) and dairy cattle dairy manure, were used to evaluate the feasibility of an on-farm compost program. Pecan woody residues (P) served as the primary carbon source; regional cattle dairy manure (M) served as the primary nitrogen source. Additional (A) inputs from a compost consulting company (PM/A) and green waste from community landscaping and on-farm harvested legumes (PMG/A) were employed, both of which required additional labor and material inputs. Finished composts were analyzed for selected macro, secondary and micronutrients, pH, sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), electrical conductivity (EC), total carbon (TC) and organic matter (OM) content, bulk density (bd), and microbial biomass. The PM alone treatment showed similar or significantly higher amounts of macro, secondary and micronutrients compared to the PM/A and PMG/A treatments. Total microbial biomass and total salinity were highest for the PM treatment. The total cost of the PM treatment was around 1/6 of the cost of the lowest-cost addition compost production scheme, indicating that simpler, lower-input production methods may be more advantageous for on-farm compost program development.
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Banks, C. J., A. M. Salter, and M. Chesshire. "Potential of anaerobic digestion for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and production of renewable energy from agriculture: barriers and incentives to widespread adoption in Europe." Water Science and Technology 55, no. 10 (May 1, 2007): 165–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2007.319.
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The paper considers the role of anaerobic digestion in promoting good agricultural practice on farms and the contribution this would make to reducing the environmental impacts associated with manure management. There are no regulatory drivers to promote the use of digestion in Europe, and the technology has only been widely adopted where economic drivers and coherent policies have been implemented at a national level. These measures have included direct subsidy on the energy price paid for “green electricity”, and exemption of tax when biogas is used as a vehicle fuel. In those countries where financial incentives are not available or where a financial penalty is incurred through the regulatory regime, the uptake of digestion has been poor. Even with subsidies, digestion of animal manures as a single substrate is not common, and countries with successful schemes have achieved this either by permitting the import of wastes onto the farm or offering bonus subsidies for the use of energy crops. Both of these measures improve the energy efficiency of the process by increasing the volumetric methane production, although concerns are expressed that attention could concentrate on energy production at the expense of improving manure management.
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Wang, Yi, Wanqin Zhang, Hongmin Dong, Zhiping Zhu, and Baoming Li. "Performance Evaluation of a Large-Scale Swine Manure Mesophilic Biogas Plant in China." Transactions of the ASABE 60, no. 5 (2017): 1713–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.13031/trans.12216.
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Abstract. With the rapid growth of large-scale and intensive swine farms have come many ecological and environmental problems associated with the substantially increased and concentrated animal waste production. In this article, a swine manure and flushed slurry to renewable energy management system is present and discussed. This system was installed in a commercial feeder-to-finish swine farm with 18,000 head of swine in Beijing, China, and included two mesophilic upflow solids reactors (USRI and USRII, 500 m3 and 700 m3) and one psychrophilic plug-flow reactor (PFR, 1000 m3). In this study, USRII was monitored throughout a whole year to evaluate the performance of this swine waste to energy system. The biogas plant used mixed solid swine manure and flushed slurry as substrate with a relatively low organic loading rate (OLR) of 0.7 to 1.8 kg volatile solids (VS) m-3 d-1. The hydraulic retention time (HRT) varied from 15 to 22 days depending on the season. Less added water contributed to the longer HRT and more concentrated influent in winter. In winter, the specific methane production (SMP) of the digester was 0.43 m3 CH4 kg-1 VSadded, which was slightly lower than the value reported in Europe (0.45 m3 CH4 kg-1 VSadded) but about 48.3% higher than that in Asia (0.29 m3 CH4 kg-1 VSadded). This indicated that the performance of this USR in winter was stable, with a higher biogas production, and up to 90% of the VS was removed as well. However, the low OLR limited the volumetric methane production rate to only 0.21 to 0.57 m3 m-3 d-1. Keywords: Flushed slurry, Large-scale biogas plant, Monitoring, Performance, Swine manure.
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Hansen, Tayler L., Manfei Li, Jinghui Li, Chris J. Vankerhove, Militsa A. Sotirova, Juan M. Tricarico, Victor E. Cabrera, Ermias Kebreab, and Kristan F. Reed. "The Ruminant Farm Systems Animal Module: A Biophysical Description of Animal Management." Animals 11, no. 5 (May 12, 2021): 1373. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11051373.
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Dairy production is an important source of nutrients in the global food supply, but environmental impacts are increasingly a concern of consumers, scientists, and policy-makers. Many decisions must be integrated to support sustainable production—which can be achieved using a simulation model. We provide an example of the Ruminant Farm Systems (RuFaS) model to assess changes in the dairy system related to altered animal feed efficiency. RuFaS is a whole-system farm simulation model that simulates the individual animal life cycle, production, and environmental impacts. We added a stochastic animal-level parameter to represent individual animal feed efficiency as a result of reduced residual feed intake and compared High (intake = 94% of expected) and Very High (intake = 88% of expected) efficiency levels with a Baseline scenario (intake = 100% of expected). As expected, the simulated total feed intake was reduced by 6 and 12% for the High and Very High efficiency scenarios, and the expected impact of these improved efficiencies on the greenhouse gas emissions from enteric methane and manure storage was a decrease of 4.6 and 9.3%, respectively.
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Borek, Kinga, and Wacław Romaniuk. "Possibilities of Obtaining Renewable Energy in Dairy Farming." Agricultural Engineering 24, no. 2 (June 1, 2020): 9–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/agriceng-2020-0012.
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AbstractModern livestock facilities necessary in the production of milk, meat or other animal products should be constructed with environmental protection in mind, while ensuring high quality of production and animal welfare. The high level of mechanization in modern dairy farms, including automated and robotic processes, allows obtaining high quality raw material (e.g. milk), and significantly increasing labor and production efficiency. In addition, the use of photovoltaic (PV) panels, heat recovery from milk and obtaining biogas from the manure fermentation process, contributes to large energy savings on the farm. Excess of natural fertilizers, which are an animal byproduct, can be used as a substrate for methane fermentation. The presented examples of obtaining renewable energy allow improving the economic efficiency of animal production. They also ensure appropriate environmental conditions through the innovative management of natural fertilizers.
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Scholtz, MM, J. Du Toit, and FWC Neser. "Antagonism in the carbon footprint between beef and dairy production systems." South African Journal of Animal Science 44, no. 5 (January 19, 2015): 17–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/sajas.v44i5.4.
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Primary beef cattle farming in South Africa is largely extensive, whereas dairy farming is based on both total mixed ration and pasture production systems. Under natural rangeland conditions, decomposition of manure is aerobic, which produces carbon dioxide (CO2), part of which is absorbed by the regrowth of vegetation rather than released into the atmosphere, and water (H2O) as end products. Thus the cow releases methane (CH4) and the manure CO2. This is in contrast to intensive cow-calf systems in large parts of Europe and North America, where large quantities of manure are stockpiled and undergo anaerobic decomposition and produce CH4. Thus both the cow and the manure release CH4, which result in a higher carbon footprint than the extensive cow-calf systems. In dairy farming, increasing cow efficiency through intensive feeding (same kg milk output by fewer animals) can reduce farm CH4 production by up to 15%. In addition, when differences in productivity are accounted for, pasture systems require more resources (land, feed, water, etc.) per unit of milk produced and the carbon footprint is greater than that of intensive systems. This raises the question as to why the carbon footprint of intensive dairy cow production systems is less, but the carbon footprint of intensive beef cow-calf production systems is higher. The explanation lies in the differences in production levels. In the case of beef cows the weight of the intensive cows will be ± 30% higher than that of the extensive cows, and the weaning weight of their calves will also differ by ± 30%. In the case of dairy cows the weight of the intensive cows will be ± 20% higher, but their milk production will be ± 60% higher. The higher increase in production (milk) of intensive dairy cows, compared to the increase in production (calf weight) of intensive beef cows, explains the antagonism in the carbon footprint between different beef and dairy production systems. Unfortunately, carbon sequestration estimates have been neglected and thus the quantitative effects of these differences are not known.Keywords: Cow-calf production, methane, pasture production, production levels, total mixed ration
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Nogueira, Ricardo Galbiatti Sandoval, Teng Teeh Lim, Haoqi Wang, and Paulo Henrique Mazza Rodrigues. "Performance, Microbial Community Analysis and Fertilizer Value of Anaerobic Co-digestion of Cattle Manure with Waste Kitchen Oil." Applied Engineering in Agriculture 35, no. 2 (2019): 239–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.13031/aea.13023.
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Abstract. Co-digestion trials of beef cattle manure and waste kitchen oil (WKO) were conducted to evaluate potential increase of biogas production for a local beef farm anaerobic digester. The trials were conducted using laboratory-scale, semi-continuously loaded digesters under mesophilic conditions, with 21-day hydraulic retention time (HRT). In a preliminary test, WKO was added at 0%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, and 2.0% by volume, each with replicate digesters (n=2), except for the 0% level, which had one digester (n=1). Methane (CH4) yield per week increased linearly with WKO levels. Populations of bacteriodetes decreased, while clostridiales and synergistales increased with the WKO levels. A second test was conducted using treatments with more replication: control (n=3), and 1.0% (n=3) and 2% (n=3) WKO levels. Methane yields of the 1.0% and 2.0% WKO levels were 79.1% and 203% higher than the control, respectively. Addition of WKO have resulted in changes of the metagenomics of the digesters. Populations of clostridiales increased, while bacteroidales and euryarchaeota methanomicrobia YC-E6 decreased with the WKO levels. The findings confirm adding low amounts (1% and 2%) of WKO as co-digestion feedstock can be an effective way to increase CH4 yield for beef operation anaerobic digestion, especially when there are available feedstock nearby. Keywords: Anaerobic digestion, Biogas, Methane, Semi-continuous digesters.
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Choudhury and Lansing. "Methane and Hydrogen Sulfide Production from Co-Digestion of Gummy Waste with a Food Waste, Grease Waste, and Dairy Manure Mixture." Energies 12, no. 23 (November 23, 2019): 4464. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12234464.
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Co-digestion of dairy manure with waste organic substrates has been shown to increase the methane (CH4) yield of farm-scale anaerobic digestion (AD). A gummy vitamin waste (GVW) product was evaluated as an AD co-digestion substrate using batch AD testing. The GVW product was added at four inclusion levels (0%, 5%, 9%, and 23% on a wet mass basis) to a co-digestion substrate mixture of dairy manure (DM), food-waste (FW), and grease-waste (GW) and compared to mono-digestion of the GVW, DM, FW, and GW substrates. All GVW co-digestion treatments significantly increased CH4 yield by 126–151% (336–374 mL CH4/g volatile solids (VS)) compared to DM-only treatment (149 mL CH4/g VS). The GVW co-digestion treatments also significantly decreased the hydrogen sulfide (H2S) content in the biogas by 66–83% (35.1–71.9 mL H2S/kg VS) compared to DM-only (212 mL H2S/kg VS) due to the low sulfur (S) content in GVW waste. The study showed that GVW is a potentially valuable co-digestion substrate for dairy manure. The high density of VS and low moisture and S content of GVW resulted in higher CH4 yields and lower H2S concentrations, which could be economically beneficial for dairy farmers.
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Garg, M. R., B. T. Phondba, P. L. Sherasia, and H. P. S. Makkar. "Carbon footprint of milk production under smallholder dairying in Anand district of Western India: a cradle-to-farm gate life cycle assessment." Animal Production Science 56, no. 3 (2016): 423. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/an15464.
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In recent years, the concept of life cycle assessment (LCA) has proven to be useful because of its potential to assess the integral environmental impacts of agricultural products. Developing countries such as India are good candidates for LCA research because of the large contribution of smallholder dairy system to the production of agricultural products such as milk. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to explore the carbon footprint of milk production under the multi-functional smallholder dairy system in Anand district of Gujarat state, western India. A cradle-to-farm gate LCA was performed by covering 60 smallholder dairy farms within 12 geographically distinct villages of the district. The average farm size was 4.0 animals per farm, and the average number of each category of animal was 2.5 lactating cows, 1.4 lactating buffaloes, 1.8 replacement cows, 1.6 replacement buffaloes, 2.0 retired cows, 1.3 retired buffaloes and 1.0 ox per farm. The emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) on CO2-equivalent (CO2-eq) basis from feed production, enteric fermentation and manure management were allocated to fat- and protein-corrected milk (FPCM) on the basis of mass balance, price and digestibility. Emissions of CO2, CH4 and N2O from cattle contributed 11.0%, 75.4% and 13.6%, respectively, to the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The contribution of CO2, CH4 and N2O from buffalo was 8.2%, 80.5% and 11.3%, respectively, to the total GHG emissions of farms. The average carbon footprint (CF) of cow milk was 2.3, 1.9 and 2.0 kg CO2-eq/kg FPCM on mass, economic and digestibility basis, respectively, whereas for buffalo, milk CF was 3.0, 2.5 and 2.7 kg CO2-eq/kg FPCM, respectively. On the basis of digestibility allocation, emissions from retired (>10 years of age and incapable of or ceased producing milk) cows and buffaloes were 1571.3 and 2556.1 kg CO2-eq/retirement year, respectively. Overall, the CF of milk production under the smallholder dairy system in Anand district was 2.2 kg CO2-eq/kg FPCM, which reduced to 1.7 kg CO2-eq/kg FPCM when milk, manure, finance and insurance were considered as economic functions of the smallholder system. The CF was lower by 65% and 22% for cow and buffalo milk, respectively, than were the estimates of FAO for southern Asia, and this was mainly attributed to difference in the sources of GHG emissions, manure management systems, feed digestibility and milk production data used by FAO.
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Ervasti, Satu, Markku Vainio, and Elina Tampio. "Use of local resources as co-substrates in a farm-scale biogas plant." Open Agriculture 4, no. 1 (December 13, 2019): 650–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/opag-2019-0065.
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AbstractBiogas production is an established technology that is suitable for small-scale decentralized solutions, for example, on dairy cattle farms where manure is formed all year round. Cattle slurry can be co-digested with other organic biomasses to boost the production of renewable energy. The aim of this study was to outline the suitability of locally available co-substrates that are characteristic to the northern rural area in Lapland, Finland. Twelve different co-substrates originating from agriculture, reindeer meat production, fisheries and food processing were studied for their chemical characteristics and biochemical methane potential (BMP) in laboratory tests. As a result, all the tested co-substrates had a higher BMP than the cattle slurry, which could be a useful boost for farm-scale energy production. The BMP was the highest for used vegetable oil (851 l/kg VS) followed by the rainbow trout by-products (728 l/kg VS). BMP was the lowest for spoiled grass silage (265 l/kg VS) and the rumen contents of reindeer (289 l/kg VS). All substrates had high concentrations of the main nutrients, and small fish especially were rich in phosphorus (7.4 g/kg) and nitrogen (24.2 g/kg). Nutrient rich co-substrates increase the fertilizer value of digestate and the nutrient self-sufficiency of the farm.
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Ohlsson, Jonas A., Ann-Christin Rönnberg-Wästljung, Nils-Erik Nordh, and Anna Schnürer. "Co-Digestion of Salix and Manure for Biogas: Importance of Clone Choice, Coppicing Frequency and Reactor Setup." Energies 13, no. 15 (July 24, 2020): 3804. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13153804.
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Animal manure represents a major source of renewable energy that can be converted into biogas using anaerobic digestion. In order to most efficiently utilize this resource, it can be co-digested with energy dense, high biomethanation potential feedstocks such as energy crops. However, such feedstocks typically require pretreatments which are not feasible for small-scale facilities. We investigated the use of single-stage and the sequential co-digestion of comminuted but otherwise non-pretreated Salix with animal manure, and further investigated the effects of coppicing frequency and clone choice on biomethanation potential and the area requirements for a typical Swedish farm-scale anaerobic digester using Salix and manure as feedstock. In comparison with conventional single-stage digestion, sequential digestion increased the volumetric and specific methane production by 57% to 577 NmL L−1 d−1 and 192 NmL (g volatile solids (VS))−1, respectively. Biomethanation potential was the highest for the two-year-old shoots, although gains in biomass productivity suggest that every-third-year coppicing may be a better strategy for supplying Salix feedstock for anaerobic digestion. The biomethane production performance of the sequential digestion of minimally pretreated Salix mirrors that of hydrothermally pretreated hardwoods and may provide an option where such pretreatments are not feasible.
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Souvannasouk, Vannasinh, Oudtakhone Singthong, Phoukhanh Sayavongsa, Saneth Meas, Thanousinh Phaxaisithidet, and Salongxay Fongsamouth. "Revolutionizing biogas generation: Polyethylene tubular digesters for household pig farms." Maejo International Journal of Energy and Environmental Communication 5, no. 1 (February 10, 2023): 6–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.54279/mijeec.v5i1.250029.
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Manure decomposition from animal waste, including farm sludge, is a significant source of methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, aggravating global warming. Addressing this issue is vital for the environment and pivotal in achieving sustainable development goals by combating pollution from agricultural activities. One promising solution is biogas production, which offers threefold benefits including mitigation of global warming, assurance of energy security, and efficient waste management. This can be achieved by optimizing the process using substrates that yield high biogas output while ensuring low water usage and retention. This study focuses on pig farms' biogas potential of liquid and solid manure fractions performed with laboratory-scale batch digesters and enhanced polyethylene tubular digesters for evaluation. From the screening system, the biogas output from pig slurry resulted in CH4 and CO2 in 45 days, achieving 61.44 and 36.35%, respectively. After the initial screening experiment, polyethylene tubular digesters were implemented for biogas production at household pig farms and produced through fermentation in polyethylene tubular digesters under anaerobic conditions and are mainly composed of CH4 (60–64%) and CO2 (29–38%). This study suggested that the pig slurry could be a reliable biomass energy source for biogas and applicable to householders.
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Khanam, Jobaida Shovna, Khan Shahidul Huque, Nazmul Huda, and Mohammad Khairul Bashar. "Management approach of livestock manure in present farming system of Bangladesh." Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research 5, no. 1 (April 22, 2019): 63–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/ajmbr.v5i1.41047.
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Laying aside manure meat, milk and egg is considered as key performance indicator of livestock farm profitability of Bangladesh till yet whereas manure contains minimum 45-55% feed nutrient fed to animals. A survey based research work was conveyed to find out the major channel of using this valuable livestock manure by farmers from twelve selected district of Bangladesh. Results showed that most of the cattle and buffalo farmers prefer solid storage system to manage their manure. From this stored manure, about 35% was used for land fertilization, 47% for burning fuel preparation, 8% for composting and remaining 10% become completely wasted. A very few of cattle manure (4.65) was utilized by the care of anaerobic digestion. But this improved system was completely absent in case of buffalo and small ruminants manure management. Dung produced from small ruminants fully goes for solid piling. About 20% of poultry manure managed in improved way and the remaining portion was mostly utilized in a very disparage way. In anaerobic digestion system, the produced gas went for home consumption and bio-slurry creates havoc for both farmer and environment. Land fertilization and aquaculture coves its utilization but the amount is too low compared to its production. Above 52% of total bio-slurry become wasted due to limited knowledge and lack of appropriate handling techniques. The scenario of urine and liquid slurry management was very melancholic. About 0.37 and 0.203 kg methane emission per head per year was calculated from solid storage system of cattle and small ruminant animal manure. The value is also high in burning fuel preparation (5.46 kg) and liquid slurry (5.81 kg) and a bit low in anaerobic digestion system (1.24 kg) per head per year.
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Senthilraja, Kandasamy, Subramanian Venkatesan, Dhandayuthapani Udhaya Nandhini, Manickam Dhasarathan, Balasubramaniam Prabha, Kovilpillai Boomiraj, Shanmugam Mohan Kumar, Kulanthaivel Bhuvaneswari, Muthurajan Raveendran, and Vellingiri Geethalakshmi. "Mitigating Methane Emission from the Rice Ecosystem through Organic Amendments." Agriculture 13, no. 5 (May 10, 2023): 1037. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13051037.
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Tamil Nadu in particular is a key rice-producing region in peninsular India. Hydrochemistry, viz., redox potential (Rh), soil temperature and dissolved oxygen (DO), of rice soils can determine the production of greenhouse gas methane (CH4). In recent decades, the cultivation of crops organically became a viable option for mitigating climate change. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the effects of different organic amendments on CH4 emission, Rh, DO, and soil and water temperature (T) in relation to the yield of paddy. The treatments composed of viz., control, blue-green algae (BGA), Azolla, farm yard manure (FYM), green leaf manure (GLM), blue-green algae + Azolla, FYM + GLM, BGA + Azolla + FYM + GLM, vermicompost and decomposed livestock manure. With the addition of BGA + Azolla, the highest reduction in CH4 emission was 37.9% over the control followed by BGA. However, the same treatment had a 50% and 43% increase in Rh and DO, respectively, over the control. Established Pearson correlation analyses showed that the CH4 emission had a positive correlation with soil (r = 0.880 **) and water T (r = 0.888 **) and negative correlations with Rh (r = −0.987 **) and DO (r = −0.963 **). The higher grain yield of 26.5% was associated with BGA + Azolla + FYM + GLM application. Our findings showed that there are significant differences in CH4 emissions between different organic amendments and that hydro-parameters may be a more important controlling factor for methane emissions than temperature. The conclusion has been drawn based on valid research findings that bio-fertilization using BGA and Azolla is an efficient and feasible approach to combat climate change, as it assists in reducing methane emissions while simultaneously boosting crop yield by fixing nitrogen into the soil in the studied agro-climatic zone.
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Scotto di Perta, Ester, Elena Cervelli, Maria Pironti di Campagna, and Stefania Pindozzi. "From biogas to biomethane: Techno-economic analysis of an anaerobic digestion power plant in a cattle/buffalo farm in central Italy." Journal of Agricultural Engineering 50, no. 3 (September 10, 2019): 127–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jae.2019.939.
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a mature technology commonly used for manure treatment, both for the stabilisation of waste and for the production of energy. The introduction of new incentives could represent an opportunity for biogas production, when the current feed-in-tariffs, which improved the financial feasibility of AD plants producing electricity will end. This paper examines the feasibility of reconverting an existing AD biogas production plant into a biomethane production plant. The AD plant, in this case study, is a two-stage reactor situated in the centre of Italy and mainly fed with livestock manure from both cows and buffaloes. The economic analysis of two hypotheses is provided: i) continuing the electricity production from biogas after the end of the current incentives (2025); ii) considering the new incentives program for the biomethane and reconverting the plant, using hollow-fibre membranes for the purification of the raw biogas (SEPURAN® Green modules, EnviTec). For this purpose, investment and operating costs, based on plant monitoring data (2105.3 m3 d–1, Biogas production; 4432.9 kWh d–1, electricity production) as well as on market analysis for costs evaluation were considered. The mean biogas production for the considered year was about 30% less than the expected production, indicated by producer, highlighting the need for the optimisation of the management of the reactors. Moreover, based on the averaged methane production (June 2017-June 2018), results show that: i) plant conversion for the biomethane production is not suitable for small-scale plants, due to the high investment costs of upgrading technology (1.2 M€); ii) when current incentives end, the electricity production from biogas in the current plant may not be self-sufficient, due to the highly expensive operating costs. This paper provides a first analysis of the possible fate of the biogas plants under the new incentives.
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Cumby, T. R., and V. R. Phillips. "Environmental impacts of livestock production." BSAP Occasional Publication 28 (2001): 13–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1463981500040930.
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AbstractLivestock production under Northern European conditions can affect water, air and soil. Examples of the possible environmental effects on water are fish kills or microbial contamination, if solid manure, slurry, “dirty water” or silage effluent are collected, stored, handled or spread inappropriately. Examples of the possible environmental effects on air are emissions of ammonia (which can lead to acidification and, after subsequent deposition, to eutrophication), the greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide, odours and particulates.In the case of water pollution, good management practices using existing technology are usually adequate for preventing most environmental impacts. This often requires storage during periods when conditions are unsuitable for spreading, followed by carefully controlled application. However, for relatively dilute effluents (such as dairy farm “dirty water”), it may be more cost-effective to use different approaches, such as waste minimisation and/or continuous treatment and land spreading. Recent research results are reviewed and compared in this paper, to identify ways in which farmers can prevent water pollution at least cost. The potential implications of such measures on further reductions in the annual numbers of pollution incidents are discussed in conjunction with the impacts of different regulatory and punitive approaches.In the case of preventing air pollution, although good management can achieve much, there is a need for new technology to back it up. Existing ammonia abatement techniques are mostly expensive and farmer-unfriendly. In the longer term, changes to the animals' diet should hold the greater potential for abatement, not only of ammonia emissions but also of methane emissions. Reducing one form of pollution can often increase another, so an integrated approach to solving pollution problems is necessary.
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Papastefanakis, Nikolaos, Chryssa Bouki, Michail S. Fountoulakis, Christos Tsompanidis, Theofanis Lolos, Nikolaos Zotos, Nikitas Mavrakis, and Thrassyvoulos Manios. "Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Pig and Cow Manure with a Solar Dried Mixture of Food Waste and Olive Mill Wastewater." Proceedings 30, no. 1 (June 23, 2020): 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019030091.
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Biogas production through anaerobic digestion is a well-established practice worldwide combining waste treatment and energy production at the same time. One of the challenges of this technology is to increase the yield of biogas production and secure the disposal of the effluent of anaerobic reactors. It is well known that various organic residues such as cheese whey, olive mill wastewater, as well as food waste from hotel units, could be combined with other materials (animal manures, sewage sludge, etc.) in order to increase biogas production through co-digestion. However, their high seasonal variation and high transport costs is a barrier for their use. Solar drying process can be a very attractive technology for volume reduction in order to decrease the storage and the transportation cost. Moreover using solar energy may well be an alternative solution for reduction of drying process costs. In this study, co-digestion of pig manure (PM) and cow manure (CM) with solar dried mixture of food waste (FW) and olive mill wastewater (OMW), named as biobooster, was studied in an attempt to improve biogas production of existing on—farms plants which co-digest manure with other farm waste. The effect of biobooster in biogas production was investigated using three lab-scale continuous stirred-tank reactors (CSTR) (3 L working volume) (D1–D3) under mesophilic conditions (37 ± 2 °C) with a hydraulic retention time of 20 days. Initially, all reactors were inoculated with anaerobic sludge originating from sewage treatment plant of the city of Heraklion, and contained 19.6 g/L TS, 10.8 g/L VS and 17.5 g/L COD. Three types of influent feedstock were utilized: D1: PM (95%) + CM (5%) (VSin = 33.58 ± 4.51 g/L), D2: PM (95%) + CM (5%) + Biobooster (1%) (VSin = 41.07 ± 7.16 g/L), D3: PM (100%) + Biobooster (1%) (VSin = 8.48 ± 0.87 g/L). The experiments showed that the addition of biobooster to pig and cow manure significantly increased biogas production by nearly 65% as value of 662.75 ± 172.50 mL/l/d compared to that with pig and cow manure alone (402.60 ± 131.89 mL/l/d). The biogas production in D3 reactor was 242.50 ± 56.82 mL/l/d. This work suggests that methane can be improved very efficiently by adding a small portion (20% increase of VS) of dried agro-industrial by-products in the inlet of digesters of existing on—farms plants.
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Ibidhi, Ridha, Tae Hoon Kim, Rajaraman Bharanidharan, Krishnaraj Thirugnanasambantham, and Kyoung Hoon Kim. "180 Screening the carbon footprint of intensive Korean dairy cattle farms: Transition towards low emissions’ production system." Journal of Animal Science 98, Supplement_4 (November 3, 2020): 136. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa278.250.
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Abstract In the context of global climate change, carbon footprint (CF) becomes an important sustainability indicator for dairy production systems. To mitigation the CF of the dairy sector, insight into greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions from individual farms is required. The objective of this study was to determine the primary contributors to GHG emissions at the farm-gate level, expressed as a carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2-eq), to produce one kg of fat-and protein corrected milk (FPCM). Primary data about farms’ management and feeding practices were collected from twelve dairy farms that belong to Gyeonggi-do province, which represent the most important region for milk production in South Korea. Allocation of GHG emissions between meat and milk was assessed as a physical allocation, 98% allocated to milk and 2% to meat (surplus of calves and culled cows). The CF of the evaluated farms averaged to 0.61 CO2-eq/kg of FPCM and ranged from 0.49 to 0.78 CO2-eq/kg of FPCM. Results indicated that the largest source of GHG comes mostly from enteric fermentation (83%), followed by manure management (6%), manure and fertilizer land application (8%) and energy consumption (3%). By type of gas emitted, methane accounted for 86% of total emissions, originating from enteric fermentation and manure management. Nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide accounted for 11.6 % and 2.8% of total GHG emissions, respectively. Lactating cows contributed by 70% of total GHG emissions, whereas dry cows, heifers and calves contributed by 5, 22 and 3%, respectively. Differences in GHG emissions from the evaluated farms could be explained by differences in feed quality and management practices through manure and fertilizers application on cropland. This study contributes to identify the main sources of GHG production in dairy farms, which can help to define mitigation strategies towards the transition to neutral carbon emissions of the dairy sector.
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Duarte, Roosevelt, Überson Boaretto Rossa, Luana Marcele Chiarello, Dilamara Riva Scharf, Cleder Alexandre Somensi, Costantino Vischetti, and Lilian Fernanda Sfendrych Gonçalves. "Biogas production and electricity generation from a quail manure wastewater treatment system per water depth." Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais 58, no. 2 (2023): 293–303. http://dx.doi.org/10.5327/z2176-94781562.
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Coturniculture, as an activity which demands low investment and quick return, is shown to be a possibility for the rural family producer. Concomitant to this, we highlight the fact that the use of liquid quail farming waste, aimed at generating energy by anaerobic digestion, can mean a viable and promising technology for obtaining biogas from confined animal production systems. The growing demand for energy establishes that new energy sources are better used, and a great opportunity for their growth may be the use of biomass in anaerobic digestion systems, in which the organic substrate is degraded and transformed into energy and biofertilizer. The method applied was Biochemical Potential of Methane, through benchtop bioreactors with a volume of 250 mL, and in mesophilic conditions. Waste was used as inoculum from the manure tank of the quail egg production farm. Thesubstrates used to compose the treatments were liquid quail farming waste from the water depth treatment system, with 15, 30 and 45 days of deposition. In the results obtained, it was verified that the best mono digestion used was inoculum+substrate of 30days of deposition, with water retention time of 45 days, showing a higher production accumulated in biogas (0.00078476 Nm3) and CH4 (0.000575 Nm3) as well as the highest biogas potential of 0.0043 Nm3 (kg substrate)-1. When converted into electrical energy, by means of a motor generator, using as fuel the biogas produced by the liquid quail farming waste, the value of 104.64 kwh (45 days)-1 was obtained.
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KAMMANN, Claudia, Jim IPPOLITO, Nikolas HAGEMANN, Nils BORCHARD, Maria Luz CAYUELA, José M. ESTAVILLO, Teresa FUERTES-MENDIZABAL, et al. "BIOCHAR AS A TOOL TO REDUCE THE AGRICULTURAL GREENHOUSE-GAS BURDEN – KNOWNS, UNKNOWNS AND FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS." Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management 25, no. 2 (June 28, 2017): 114–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/16486897.2017.1319375.
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Agriculture and land use change has significantly increased atmospheric emissions of the non-CO2 green-house gases (GHG) nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4). Since human nutritional and bioenergy needs continue to increase, at a shrinking global land area for production, novel land management strategies are required that reduce the GHG footprint per unit of yield. Here we review the potential of biochar to reduce N2O and CH4 emissions from agricultural practices including potential mechanisms behind observed effects. Furthermore, we investigate alternative uses of biochar in agricultural land management that may significantly reduce the GHG-emissions-per-unit-of-product footprint, such as (i) pyrolysis of manures as hygienic alternative to direct soil application, (ii) using biochar as fertilizer carrier matrix for underfoot fertilization, biochar use (iii) as composting additive or (iv) as feed additive in animal husbandry or for manure treatment. We conclude that the largest future research needs lay in conducting life-cycle GHG assessments when using biochar as an on-farm management tool for nutrient-rich biomass waste streams.