Transcript Animal Waste Management

Animal Waste Management:
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Objectives:
• To gain an understanding to why waste
management is important
• To understand different types of waste
disposeal
• To understand laws regarding waste
disposal
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Trends:
• Farms are increasing in size
• The amount of animal waste is increasing
• Farmers must find new ways to manage
animal waste
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Laws:
• The Federal Water Quality Act of 1965
• The Refuse Act of 1899
• Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965
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Animal Waste management is
Controlling:
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Odors
dust
flies
rodents
other nuisances
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Factors in Animal Waste
Management:
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Size if operation
climate
type of animal
amount of money to invest
direction of wind
temperature
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Confined system:
• Animal are kept in a barn or on a lot
• System requires high waste maintenance
• Labor or machines required to remove
waste
• Waste is kept in a lagoon or spread directly
on to the field
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Un-Confined System:
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Utilizes pasture
Waste is left on pasture
Uses little barn space
very low maintenance for animal waste
removal
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Manure as a chemical
supplement:
• Chemical fertilizers are expensive today
• Manure is a supplement for chemical
fertilizer
• Cheaper
• More environmentally friendly
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