Traditionally, livestock operations were small and combined with cropping operations.
This allowed farms to be self-sustaining because nutrients were constantly recycled on
the farm. Since the Haber-Bosch chemical process was patented, crop farmers turn to
industrial fertilizers when soils nutrients are depleted. Animal and plant operations
diverged, functionally separated, and...
A constructed wetland receiving pasture runoff from a dairy in Tillamook, OR was
monitored during the winter of 1997-98 in order to estimate coliform treatment efficiency
during winter high flow periods. Monitoring occurred during four sampling periods, each
lasting 2 to 4 days. Samples were taken every two hours from...
A model to predict ammonia losses from sprinkler applied animal
wastes was developed; in order to accomplish this, a review of literature
was performed to determine possible methods of predicting ammonia
losses during sprinkling. As adaptability to a large variety of situations
was considered of maximum importance, the number of...
The objective of this study was to determine the effect that
ration formulation has on volatilization of gases and offensiveness of
the odor associated with the wastes produced from Holstein replacement
heifers. Six separate experiments were conducted to study the
relationships between different variables on the release of hydrogen
sulfide,...
Published November 1991. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
This publication compares composted and uncomposted manure; explains the composting process; describes equipment and strategies for composting; and lists uses, advantages, and drawbacks of compost. Discusses regulations, and briefly mentions methods for composting animal carcasses.
Douglas-fir bark, 3/4 inch and 1 1/2 inch in size, was tested in recirculating trickling filters 1, 2, and 3 feet in depth, hydraulically loaded at 2.27, 4.54, and 9.08 gallons per minute per square foot (gpm/sq.ft.) with 2 and 4 percent poultry manure slurry at 70° F. Preliminary tests...
Published September 1982. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Two experiments were conducted to evaluate supplementation methods and availability of selenium from environmental waste materials to grazing livestock as a potential means of waste recycling. One involved incorporation of wastes into salt for freechoice supplementation to the animals themselves, the second involved fertilizer amendments with wastes to grow Orchardgrass...