Quantification of Greenhouse Gas and Ammonia Emissions from a Midwestern Swine Breeding/Gestation/Farrowing Facility

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2011-08-01
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Stinn, John
Xin, Hongwei
Li, Hong
Shepherd, Timothy
Burns, Robert
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Xin, Hongwei
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Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Since 1905, the Department of Agricultural Engineering, now the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE), has been a leader in providing engineering solutions to agricultural problems in the United States and the world. The department’s original mission was to mechanize agriculture. That mission has evolved to encompass a global view of the entire food production system–the wise management of natural resources in the production, processing, storage, handling, and use of food fiber and other biological products.

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In 1905 Agricultural Engineering was recognized as a subdivision of the Department of Agronomy, and in 1907 it was recognized as a unique department. It was renamed the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering in 1990. The department merged with the Department of Industrial Education and Technology in 2004.

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1905–present

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  • Department of Agricultural Engineering (1907–1990)

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Interest in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from animal feeding operations is increasing. However, information is meager concerning GHG emissions from swine operations, particularly from breeding, gestation, and farrowing facilities. The purpose of this study is to quantify GHG emissions from a breeding/gestation and farrowing facility located in Central Iowa. The monitored portion of the facility consists of a deep-pit breeding barn (1800 head), a deep-pit gestation barn (1800 head), and two shallow-pit farrowing rooms (40 farrowing crates per room). Monitoring began in January 2011 and will continue for one year to cover the seasonal effects on the emissions. This paper reports on data collected from January 12, 2011 to May 31, 2011. A mobile air emissions monitoring unit is dedicated to the extensive monitoring. At the time of this writing, results from the study show the following average daily emissions per animal unit (AU = 500 kg body mass): 31.9 g NH3, 8.82 kg CO2, 0.1 g N2O, and 283.1 g CH4 for sows in the breeding/early gestation barn; and 32.8 g NH3, 9.77 kg CO2, 0.1 g N2O, and 290.1 g CH4 for sows in the late gestation barn. For the farrowing rooms, results to date show the following average cumulative emissions per crate (sow and piglets): 1.02 kg NH3, 308 kg CO2, 0.0038 kg N2O, and 1.53 kg CH4. The 6 turns through each room had an average lactation period of 22 days, litter size of 10.5 piglets, and weaned piglet body weight of 5.59 kg.

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This is an ASABE Meeting Presentation, Paper No. 1111151.

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