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Swine lagoon effluent applied to ‘Coastal’ Bermudagrass: II. Effects on soil
Effluent from animal waste lagoons can degrade water quality if allowed to discharge into surface waters. To determine the feasibility of using swine lagoon effluent as a source of water and...
Swine lagoon effluent applied to "coastal" bermudagrass. I. Forage yield, quality, and element removal
Swine (Sus scrofa domesticus ) production in confinement requires economical and environmentally safe waste management systems. Anaerobic lagoons require periodic removal of effluent for land...
Aeration with ORP [oxidation-reduction potentials] control to suppress odors emitted from liquid swine manure systems
An oxidation ditch, a method of extended aeration, was adapted to hog confinement systems to stabilize the manure in the pits beneath the animals (Day et al. 1969). The oxidation ditch adds enough...
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