Lesson 25. Manure Treatment Options

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Intended Outcomes

The participants will

  • Understand basic principles of manure treatment to evaluate alternative technologies.
  • Identify desired outcomes of manure treatment and ability of alternative technologies to accomplish these outcomes.

Contents

Activities
The participants will

  • Calculate late the amount of N and P excreted by feedlot cattle.
  • Evaluate the effects of ration formulation changes on N and P excretion.

Author: Frank Humenik