dc.contributor.author | Lim, Teng Teeh | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Parker, David B. | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Manure scrapers are a practical and cost-effective option for mitigating odor and gas emissions from confinement livestock operations. Manure scrapers have been used successfully to reduce odors at free-stall dairies and to reduce H2S emissions at research-scale swine facilities. Recent evaluation of a scraper system at commercial tunnel-ventilated swine barns in northwest Missouri showed odor concentrations in a scraper barn were significantly lower than those in flush barns. Unlike flushing, the scraping process does not cause significant increases in odor concentration. In addition to offering a practical alternative to flushing for odor control, a scraper system aids in collecting manure for biogas production by anaerobic digestion. | eng |
dc.identifier.other | G-02531-2011 | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/11959 | |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | G - Agricultural Guides (University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension) ; 02531 (2011) | eng |
dc.rights | Archive version. For the most recent information see extension.missouri.edu. | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | |
dc.rights.license | Provided for historical documentation only. Check Missouri Extension and Agricultural Experiment Station websites for current information. | eng |
dc.subject | gas emissions ; swine facilities | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Swine -- Manure -- Handling | eng |
dc.title | An automated scraper system for swine confinement facilities (2011) | eng |
dc.type | Document | eng |