Project: MLMMI 00-02-12
Objective
To provide a facility for the study of various aspects of livestock manure, including manure gas emission, aerobic treatment of manure, and feed and pit additives.
Performer
Q. Zhang, University of Manitoba
Details
Status: Completed
Started: 2000-11-15
Completed: 2001-10-17
Funding Partners: who have contributed to MLMMI in support of this project:
Manitoba Pork Council and industry groups - $21,200
Amount Funded: $21,200.00
Performer Funded: $0.00
Total Cost: $21,200.00
Activity
First Interim Report received Feb 20/01.
Second report received Jun 8/01.
Final report due Sept. 15, 2001; received Oct. 17, 2001.
Summary
A lab-scale manure testing facility has been constructed. The facility consists of 10 airtight manure storage vessels housed in an environmentally controlled chamber. Airflow to each storage vessel is regulated to control the oxygen level in the stored manure. The headspace gas may be sampled and monitored through a grid of Teflon tubing. Manure samples can also be collected from various manure depths from each vessel. The facility allows for conducting various tests on manure, including the study of odour and greenhouse gas emissions from stored storages, waste breakdown characteristics under various storage conditions, and the effectiveness of different manure management technologies and feeding strategies.