{Tool} Automatic manure scrapers for reduced ammonia emissions (POWER Practice Abstract). Creator(s): Bark, Linnea; Salomon, Eva and Eppenstein, Rennie. Issuing Organisation(s): FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture. CORE Organic Practice Abstracts. (2021)
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This POWER Practice Abstract recommends the use of automatic scrapers for reduced ammonia emissions, which remove manure daily or several times per day if needed. Daily scraping of the toilet area during the summer considerably decreases ammonia emissions, compared to scraping 1-3 times a week, since a dry and clean area has hardly to no detectable ammonia emissions.
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
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| What problem does the tool address?: | The greatest environmental impact from pigs housed in stables with access to a concrete outdoor run is related to the risk of high ammonia emissions from excretions in the outdoor run. Ammonia emissions increase exponentially with higher temperatures. |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | A more frequent removal of manure from the toilet area reduces ammonia emissions and thereby reduces the environmental impact of organic pig production. Automatic scrapers on the outdoor toilet-area give farmers the possibility to increase scraping frequency, while reducing the workload. |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Practice abstracts |
| Keywords: | Pigs, automatic scrapers, ammonia emissions, manure, hygiene, outdoor run |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English ammonia http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_349 English ammonium http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_32634 English manure management http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2ed1deb4 English hygiene http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3739 English swine http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7555 English sows http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7271 English production systems http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_a175b273 English animal health http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_431 English animal welfare http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_443 English animal housing http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_432 English animal husbandry http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8532 English animal husbandry equipment http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25746 English farm buildings http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10743 |
| Subjects: | Soil > Nutrient turnover Environmental aspects > Air and water emissions Animal husbandry > Health and welfare Animal husbandry > Production systems > Pigs Farming Systems > Farm nutrient management |
| Research affiliation: | European Union > CORE Organic > CORE Organic Cofund > POWER Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Animal health Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Pigs |
| Related Links: | https://www.fibl.org, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/de/tool/39893, https://twitter.com/farm_knowledge/status/1620041530986868737, https://www.facebook.com/organicfarmknowledge/posts/pfbid0Y3y4Yk7zL53yJaGU7ToYckuXQ44SVog5MawAyW48ePy6zvrAuHZ9jurWx5tgJEaKl |
| Project ID: | ofk |
| Deposited By: | Gernert, Maria |
| ID Code: | 39893 |
| Deposited On: | 19 May 2021 08:33 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Feb 2023 18:06 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
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