Animal Manure: Production, Characteristics, Environmental Concerns, and Management [Paperback]

The majority of meat, milk, and eggs consumed in the United States are produced in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO). With concentrated animal operations, in turn comes concentrated manure accumulation, which can pose a threat of contamination of air, soil, and water if improperly managed. Animal Manure: Production, Characteristics, Environmental Concerns, and Management navigates these important environmental concerns while detailing opportunities for environmentally and economically beneficial utilization.Animal Manure Production and Utilization: Impact of Modern Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
Paulo Pagliari, Melissa Wilson, and Zhongqi He 1

Temporal Changes of Manure Chemical Compositions and Environmental Awareness in the Southern Great Plains
Hailin Zhang, Fred Vocasek, Joao Antonangelo, and Christopher Gillespie 15

Common Animal Production Systems and Manure Storage Methods
Kevin Janni and Erin Cortus 27

Nitrogen and Phosphorus Characteristics of Beef and Dairy Manure
Paulo H. Pagliari, Melissa Wilson, Heidi M. Waldrip, and Zhongqi He 45

Nutrient Characteristics of Poultry Manure and Litter
A.J. Ashworth, J.P. Chastain, and P.J. Moore 63

Nutrient Characteristics of Swine Manure and Wastewater
Melissa L. Wilson,* Suresh Niraula, and Erin L. Cortus 89

Anaerobic Digestion of Dairy and Swine Waste
J. H. Harrison and P. M. Ndegwa 115

Farming Characteristics and Manure Management of Small Ruminant and Cervid Livestock
A.B. Norris and W.B. Smith 129

Generation and Management of Manure from Horses and Other Equids
Michael L. Westendorf, Carey A.ls]