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Animal manure : recycling, treatment, and management / edited by Sven Gjedde Sommer, Lars Stoumann Jensen, Morten L. Christensen, Thomas Schmidt.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher number: EB00064061 | Recorded BooksPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118676721
  • 1118676726
  • 9781118676356
  • 1118676351
  • 9781118676769
  • 1118676769
  • 9781118676677
  • 111867667X
  • 1118488539 (cloth)
  • 9781118488539 (cloth)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Animal manure.DDC classification:
  • 628/.7466 23
LOC classification:
  • S655
Online resources:
Contents:
Animal Manure Recycling; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Animal Manure -- From Waste to Raw Materials and Goods; References; 2 Animal Production and Animal Manure Management; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Housing, Feedlots and Exercise Areas; 2.2.1 Cattle; 2.2.2 Pigs; 2.2.3 Poultry; 2.2.4 Integrated Production Systems; 2.3 Management of Manure; 2.3.1 Deep Litter Management; 2.3.2 Slurry Management; 2.3.3 Separation of Slurry; 2.4 Systems Analysis Method for Assessing Mass Flows; 2.4.1 Mass Balance and Process Specifications; 2.5 Summary; References.
3 Regulations on Animal Manure Management3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Environmental Issues; 3.3 Need for Government Regulations; 3.4 Global Regulation -- Multilateral Environmental Agreements; 3.5 Regional Regulations -- Exemplified with EU Directives and Regulations; 3.5.1 EU CAP and its Reforms; 3.5.2 EU Environmental Directives; 3.5.3 Reducing Ammonia Emissions from Manure Management in Europe; 3.6 National Regulations on Agricultural Pollution; 3.6.1 United States; 3.6.2 Japan; 3.6.3 Denmark; 3.7 Summary; References; 4 Manure Characterisation and Inorganic Chemistry; 4.1 Introduction.
4.2 Livestock Manure Categories4.3 Physical Characterisation of Manure; 4.3.1 Particle Size; 4.3.2 Manure Density and Viscosity; 4.3.3 Electrochemical Properties; 4.4 Manure Inorganic Chemistry; 4.4.1 Ions in Solution; 4.4.2 pH Buffer System; 4.4.3 Volatile Components; 4.4.4 Absorbed Exchangeable Cations; 4.4.5 Crystals and Adsorbed Ions; 4.5 Summary; References; 5 Manure Organic Matter -- Characteristics and Microbial Transformations; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Manure Organic Matter Composition; 5.2.1 Carbon; 5.2.2 Nitrogen; 5.2.3 Characterisation of Manure Organic Matter; 5.3 Manure Microbiology.
5.4 Microbial and Biochemical Transformations in Manure5.4.1 Aerobic Decomposition of Organic Matter; 5.4.2 Anaerobic Decomposition of Organic Matter; 5.5 Transformations of Nitrogen; 5.5.1 Urea and Uric Acid Transformation; 5.5.2 Ammonification or Mineralisation -- Organic Nitrogen Transformation to Ammonium; 5.5.3 Immobilisation; 5.5.4 Nitrification; 5.5.5 Nitrification-Denitrification Coupling; 5.6 Summary; References; 6 Sanitation and Hygiene in Manure Management; 6.1 Hygiene Risks Associated with Manure Management; 6.2 Why Must the Pathogens in Manure be Managed?; 6.2.1 Manure Treatment.
6.2.2 Expression of Pathogen Reduction6.3 Manure Treatment Alternatives; 6.3.1 Storage; 6.3.2 Anaerobic Treatment; 6.3.3 Composting; 6.4 Chemical Treatment; 6.4.1 Ammonia Treatment; 6.4.2 Ammonia Sanitisation at the Farm Level; 6.5 Summary; References; 7 Solid-Liquid Separation of Animal Slurry; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Removal and Separation Efficiency; 7.3 In-House Separation; 7.4 Solid-Liquid Separation of Manure Slurry; 7.4.1 Sedimentation; 7.4.2 Centrifugation; 7.4.3 Drainage; 7.4.4 Filtration with Pressure; 7.4.5 User Demand on Performance of the Technology.
Summary: A rapidly changing and expanding livestock and poultry production sector is causing a range of environmental problems on local, regional and global scales. Animal Manure Recycling: Treatment and Management presents an accessible overview of environmentally friendly technologies for managing animal manure more efficiently and in a sustainable manner. This book describes the physical and chemical characteristics of animal manure and microbial processes, featuring detailed examples and case studies showing how this knowledge can be used in practice. Readers are introduced to the sus.
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Animal Manure Recycling; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Animal Manure -- From Waste to Raw Materials and Goods; References; 2 Animal Production and Animal Manure Management; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Housing, Feedlots and Exercise Areas; 2.2.1 Cattle; 2.2.2 Pigs; 2.2.3 Poultry; 2.2.4 Integrated Production Systems; 2.3 Management of Manure; 2.3.1 Deep Litter Management; 2.3.2 Slurry Management; 2.3.3 Separation of Slurry; 2.4 Systems Analysis Method for Assessing Mass Flows; 2.4.1 Mass Balance and Process Specifications; 2.5 Summary; References.

3 Regulations on Animal Manure Management3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Environmental Issues; 3.3 Need for Government Regulations; 3.4 Global Regulation -- Multilateral Environmental Agreements; 3.5 Regional Regulations -- Exemplified with EU Directives and Regulations; 3.5.1 EU CAP and its Reforms; 3.5.2 EU Environmental Directives; 3.5.3 Reducing Ammonia Emissions from Manure Management in Europe; 3.6 National Regulations on Agricultural Pollution; 3.6.1 United States; 3.6.2 Japan; 3.6.3 Denmark; 3.7 Summary; References; 4 Manure Characterisation and Inorganic Chemistry; 4.1 Introduction.

4.2 Livestock Manure Categories4.3 Physical Characterisation of Manure; 4.3.1 Particle Size; 4.3.2 Manure Density and Viscosity; 4.3.3 Electrochemical Properties; 4.4 Manure Inorganic Chemistry; 4.4.1 Ions in Solution; 4.4.2 pH Buffer System; 4.4.3 Volatile Components; 4.4.4 Absorbed Exchangeable Cations; 4.4.5 Crystals and Adsorbed Ions; 4.5 Summary; References; 5 Manure Organic Matter -- Characteristics and Microbial Transformations; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Manure Organic Matter Composition; 5.2.1 Carbon; 5.2.2 Nitrogen; 5.2.3 Characterisation of Manure Organic Matter; 5.3 Manure Microbiology.

5.4 Microbial and Biochemical Transformations in Manure5.4.1 Aerobic Decomposition of Organic Matter; 5.4.2 Anaerobic Decomposition of Organic Matter; 5.5 Transformations of Nitrogen; 5.5.1 Urea and Uric Acid Transformation; 5.5.2 Ammonification or Mineralisation -- Organic Nitrogen Transformation to Ammonium; 5.5.3 Immobilisation; 5.5.4 Nitrification; 5.5.5 Nitrification-Denitrification Coupling; 5.6 Summary; References; 6 Sanitation and Hygiene in Manure Management; 6.1 Hygiene Risks Associated with Manure Management; 6.2 Why Must the Pathogens in Manure be Managed?; 6.2.1 Manure Treatment.

6.2.2 Expression of Pathogen Reduction6.3 Manure Treatment Alternatives; 6.3.1 Storage; 6.3.2 Anaerobic Treatment; 6.3.3 Composting; 6.4 Chemical Treatment; 6.4.1 Ammonia Treatment; 6.4.2 Ammonia Sanitisation at the Farm Level; 6.5 Summary; References; 7 Solid-Liquid Separation of Animal Slurry; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Removal and Separation Efficiency; 7.3 In-House Separation; 7.4 Solid-Liquid Separation of Manure Slurry; 7.4.1 Sedimentation; 7.4.2 Centrifugation; 7.4.3 Drainage; 7.4.4 Filtration with Pressure; 7.4.5 User Demand on Performance of the Technology.

A rapidly changing and expanding livestock and poultry production sector is causing a range of environmental problems on local, regional and global scales. Animal Manure Recycling: Treatment and Management presents an accessible overview of environmentally friendly technologies for managing animal manure more efficiently and in a sustainable manner. This book describes the physical and chemical characteristics of animal manure and microbial processes, featuring detailed examples and case studies showing how this knowledge can be used in practice. Readers are introduced to the sus.

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