Ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from a straw flow system for fattening pigs: Housing and manure storage

• Published in: Livestock science Vol. 112; no. 3; pp. 199 - 207
• Main Authors: Amon, Barbara, Kryvoruchko, Vitaliy, Fröhlich, Martina, Amon, Thomas, Pöllinger, Alfred, Mösenbacher, Irene, Hausleitner, Anton
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2007
• Subjects: ambient temperature; Ammonia; Animal welfare; Austria; cold; environmental impact; Environmental protection; finishing; gas emissions; greenhouse gases; litter (bedding); Manure storage; Methane; Nitrous oxide; Pig husbandry; pig manure; slurries; Straw flow; swine; swine housing; VOC; volatile compounds; Austria; Methane; Ammonia; Manure storage; Pig husbandry; Animal welfare; Nitrous oxide; VOC; Environmental protection; Straw flow

Animal welfare and environmental protection are increasingly important. Housing systems must be found that offer animal welfare while minimizing the overall emissions of ammonia and greenhouse gases. The straw flow system is an animal friendly housing system for fattening pigs, which can be operated...