Animal Waste Utilization

Animal Waste Utilization
Author: J. L. Hatfield
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 1997-11-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781439822630

This unique book examines the beneficial aspects of animal waste as a soil resource - not simply as an agricultural by-product with minimal practical use. Topics include o types of livestock waste - swine, poultry, dairy o methods and management of waste utilization o storage, handling, processing and application of animal waste o supplying crop nutrients o economics of waste utilization o new modeling and management techniques o nonpoint source pollution, water quality, leaching, and air quality.

Soil Amendments and Environmental Quality

Soil Amendments and Environmental Quality
Author: Jack E. Rechcigl
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 522
Release: 1995-09-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780873718592

This book presents a comprehensive and balanced overview of soil amendments and their effect on the environment. It encompasses both positive and negative aspects of chemical fertilizers that supply nitrogen, phosphorous, sulfur, lime, micronutrients, and trace metals. Pros and cons are discussed with respect to the optimal and the most environmentally sound use of soil amendments, and guidance is provided on how to minimize the environmental effects of amendments. Natural fertilizers, including manure, sludge, fly ash, phosphogypsum, and byproduct gypsum are also discussed. Alternative agronomic practices and biotechnology that ameliorate or minimize potential adverse effects of fertilizer use are examined in detail. This authoritative and up-to-date treatise is multidisciplinary in nature and international in scope, a powerful reference tool for researchers, a thorough guide for practitioners and policy makers, and an excellent text book for academic courses.

Indexes

Indexes
Author: United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1760
Release: 1983
Genre:
ISBN:

Stud Managers' Handbook, Vol. 19

Stud Managers' Handbook, Vol. 19
Author: Frank H Baker
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2019-07-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1000313433

The 1984 International Stockmen's School Handbooks include more than 200 technical papers presented at this year's Stockmen's School, sponsored by Winrock International. The authors of these papers are outstanding animal scientists, agribusiness leaders, and livestock producers who are expert in animal technology, animal management, and general fields relevant to animal agriculture. The Handbooks present advanced technology in a problem-oriented form readily accessible to livestock producers, operators of family farms, managers of agribusinesses, scholars, and students of animal agriculture. The Beef Cattle Science Handbook, the Dairy Science Handbook, the Sheep and Coat Handbook, and the Stud Managers' Handbook each include papers on such general topics as genetics and selection; general anatomy and physiology; reproduction; behavior and animal welfare; feeds and nutrition; pastures, ranges, and forests; health, diseases, and parasites; buildings, equipment, and environment; animal management; marketing and economics (including product processing, when relevant); farm and ranch business management and economics; computer use in animal enterprises; and production systems. The four Handbooks also contain papers specifically related to the type of animal considered.

Beef Cattle Science Handbook, Vol. 20

Beef Cattle Science Handbook, Vol. 20
Author: Frank H. Baker
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 715
Release: 2019-03-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0429725590

The 1984 International Stockmen's School Handbooks include more than 200 technical papers presented at this year's Stockmen's School, sponsored by Winrock International. The authors of these papers are outstanding animal scientists, agribusiness leaders, and livestock producers who are expert in animal technology, animal management, and gene