Comparison of ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions during the fattening of pigs, kept either on fully slatted floor or on deep litter

• Published in: Livestock science Vol. 111; no. 1; pp. 144 - 152
• Main Authors: Philippe, F.-X., Laitat, M., Canart, B., Vandenheede, M., Nicks, B.
• Format: Journal Article Web Resource
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2007; Elsevier Science Bv
• Subjects: Ammonia; Animal production & animal husbandry; Environmental sciences & ecology; Greenhouse gases; Life sciences; Litter; Pig; Productions animales & zootechnie; Sciences de l’environnement & écologie; Sciences du vivant; Slatted floor; Water vapour; Ammonia; Water vapour; Litter; Slatted floor; Greenhouse gases; Pig

Five successive batches of fattening pigs were raised, each during a four month period, on a totally concrete slatted floor in one experimental room and on straw based deep litter in another. The rooms were automatically ventilated to maintain a constant ambient temperature. Available floor space wa...