Feedlot Manure Research Articles

Carbon‐to‐nitrogen stoichiometry of organic amendments regulates microbial biomass growth and nitrogen mineralization in soil

AbstractThe carbon‐to‐nitrogen (C:N) ratio of organic amendments regulates nutrient cycling in soil through its influence on microbial activity. Where an organic amendment has a C:N ratio sparingly higher than that of soil microbes (C:N ratio 6.7—8.7), meeting microbial requirements of carbon and nitrogen may promote microbial biomass growth and nitrogen mineralization. Here we sought to understand the microbial response to the addition of organic amendments with varying C:N ratios and subsequent changes in nitrogen mineralization and plant nitrogen uptake. Dried insect larvae, beef feedlot manure and mixtures of beef feedlot manure with insect larvae or sugarcane residue were used as soil amendments to create a gradient of molar C:N ratios (Cm:Nm) ranging from 6 to 28. An untreated control treatment with a C:N ratio of 17 was also included. Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) was grown in control and organic matter amended soils for 20 days after germination. The mixture of beef feedlot manure and insect larvae treatment (Cm:Nm = 9.7) had on average 68% higher microbial biomass compared with the other treatments. Beef feedlot manure with Cm:Nm ratio of 11 did not influence microbial biomass growth. The concentration of mineral nitrogen was highest in the insect larvae (Cm:Nm = 6) treatment, where 23% of the plant nitrogen was derived from the insect larvae as indicated by the δ15N of plant dry matter. We observed both carbon and nitrogen contents in the organic amendment determine microbial biomass growth and nitrogen mineralization in soil. The results presented here demonstrate that microbial response to organic amendments determines the availability of mineral nitrogen in soil.

Applying coal char to cattle pens for sustainable agriculture in the semiarid US High Plains

AbstractApplying high carbon (C) additive to cattle pens and land application of the resultant manure mix offers a potential strategy for optimizing manure and soil management while mitigating environmental concerns. An experiment was conducted in western Nebraska from 2019 to 2022 to evaluate the effect of adding coal char (∼290 g C kg−1 by wt.) on feedlot manure's properties and stability and the interacting effect of manure‐char on crop yields in a corn (Zea mays L.)–dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)–corn rotation. Treatments in the crop field included manure from pens with or without char (each at 34 and 68 Mg ha−1; low and high rate), urea at 100% recommended nitrogen (N) rate with or without 45 Mg char ha−1, and a control. Applying char to pens kept them drier following snowfall events. The high surface area and cation exchange capacity of char improved soil and manure nutrient retention. The 100% urea‐N plus char treatment had a greater corn yield than the low‐rate char–manure mix or high‐rate manure in 2020. In 2021, there was a trend for higher bean yields with the high char–manure rate treatment than the control. In 2022, all the fertilized treatments had greater grain yields than the control. A one‐time high‐rate char–manure mix or manure application could replace 314 kg N ha−1 and 90 kg P2O5 ha−1 over 2 years without any yield penalty. This study underscores the synergy between char and manure or chemical fertilizers to improve nutrient balance and supply, ultimately enhancing crop production.

Performance Analysis of Agricultural Waste Using Gray Relational Analysis (GRA) Method

Agricultural waste, which is produced in large Sizes in India, for biogas production is A promising ingredient. A circular economy based on agro-waste biogas requires the Integration of agricultural waste management, biogas production and utilization and policy support. This article is from agricultural waste and Discusses in detail the feasibility of biogas production, its development and governance initiatives and policy regulations. For predicting the biogas content of agricultural wastes a simple theoretical study of anaerobic digestion is proposed. There are many different models, but most of them are instead of biochemical equations Relies on algebraic equations, and many more input parameters and Computational time is required. This work provides a simplified model that predicts the amount of biogas produced and can be used for agricultural energy feasibility studies, for example, bioreactors. That digests animal waste slurry. The objective of this thesis finding the best cleaning location for Agricultural waste or the Gray Relational Analysis (GRA) method showing. Based on grey correlation analysis for improving with many performance characteristics. This paper presents a useful approach. Based on the Taguchi method of orthogonal arrays sixteen test runs was performed. Such as laser power and cutting speed the laser cutting parameters are optimized considering multi-functional characteristics, that is Work piece surface roughness, Top kerf width and heat affected zone (HAZ) width. By analyzing the corresponding grayscale, Laser power is in the answers rather than slowing down and can be seen to have a greater effect. Ultimate analysis C, Ultimate analysis H, Ultimate analysis O, Ultimate analysis N, Ultimate analysis S there are alternatives parameter and Poultry Litter (Dry), Pig Solids (Dry), Fodder Manure (Dry), and Beef feedlot manure (dried) there are evaluation parameters. Ultimate analysis S is got the first rank whereas the Ultimate analysis O is having the lowest rank in this paper Agricultural waste Ultimate analysis S is got the first rank whereas the Ultimate analysis O is having the lowest rank.

Wetting and drying cycles, organic amendments, and gypsum play a key role in structure formation and stability of sodic Vertisols

Abstract. In the natural environment, soils undergo wetting and drying (WD) cycles due to precipitation and evapotranspiration. The WD cycles have a profound impact on soil physical, chemical, and biological properties and drive the development of structure in soils. Degraded soils are often lacking structure, and the effect of organic amendments and WD cycles on structure formation of these soils is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of biotic and abiotic factors on aggregate formation and stabilization of sodic soils after the addition of gypsum and organic amendments (feedlot manure, chicken manure, lucerne pallets, and anionic poly acrylamide). Amended soils were incubated at 25 ∘C over four WD cycles, with assessment of soil microbial respiration, electrical conductivity, pH, sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), aggregate stability in water (ASWAT), aggregate size distribution, and mean weight diameter. Our results demonstrate that WD cycles can improve aggregate stability after the addition of amendments in sodic Vertisols, but this process depends on the type of organic amendment. Lucerne pellets resulted in highest soil microbial respiration, proportions of large macroaggregates (>2000 µm), and mean weight diameter. In contrast, dispersion was significantly reduced when soils were treated with chicken manure, whilst anionic polyacrylamide only had a transient effect on aggregate stability. When these organic amendments were applied together with gypsum, the stability of aggregates was further enhanced, and dispersion became negligible after the second WD cycle. The formation and stability of small macroaggregates (2000–250 µm) was less dependent on the type of organic amendments and more dependent on WD cycles as the proportion of small macroaggregates also increased in control soils after four WD cycles, highlighting the role of WD cycles as one of the key factors that improves aggregation and stability of sodic Vertisols.

Biodegradation of bovine spongiform encephalopathy prions in compost

To reduce the transmission risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy prions (PrPBSE), specified risk materials (SRM) that can harbour PrPBSE are prevented from entering the feed and food chains. As composting is one approach to disposing of SRM, we investigated the inactivation of PrPBSE in lab-scale composters over 28 days and in bin composters over 106–120 days. Lab-scale composting was conducted using 45 kg of feedlot manure with and without chicken feathers. Based on protein misfolding cyclic amplification (PMCA), after 28 days of composting, PrPBSE seeding activity was reduced by 3–4 log10 with feathers and 3 log10 without. Bin composters were constructed using ~ 2200 kg feedlot manure and repeated in 2017 and 2018. PMCA results showed that seeding activity of PrPBSE was reduced by 1–2 log10 in the centre, but only by 1 log10 in the bottom of bin composters. Subsequent assessment by transgenic (Tgbov XV) mouse bioassay confirmed a similar reduction in PrPBSE infectivity. Enrichment for proteolytic microorganisms through the addition of feathers to compost could enhance PrPBSE degradation. In addition to temperature, other factors including varying concentrations of PrPBSE and the nature of proteolytic microbial populations may be responsible for differential degradation of PrPBSE during composting.

Organic amendments and gypsum reduce dispersion and increase aggregation of two sodic Vertisols

Sodic soils are widespread in semi-arid and arid regions of the world, with agricultural production on these soils constrained due to structural instability resulting from high concentration of exchangeable sodium (Na). The structural instability results in clay dispersion, reduced infiltration, crust formation and poor seed germination. One way to decrease undesirable effects of Na on soil structure is to apply gypsum (G) and organic amendments. We evaluated the effect of G and four organic amendments [polyacrylamide (PAM), feedlot manure (FLM), chicken manure (CM), and lucerne pellets (LP)] on two sodic soils. These amendments differed in their chemical nature as assessed by 13C cross-polarisation magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (13C CPMAS NMR) spectroscopy after amended soils were incubated for 60 d at field water capacity. Gypsum reduced dispersion but had no effect on macroaggregates or aggregate mean weight diameter (MWD). Using principal component analysis, we found that aryl C and O-aryl C functional groups were positively correlated with microaggregates and the silt + clay fraction, and O-alkyl C and di-O alkyl C were positively correlated with soil dispersion after 1 d of soil incubation. The CM reduced dispersion more than FLM, LP, or PAM, although LP increased the proportion of large macroaggregates and MWD. We also found that large macroaggregates and MWD were positively correlated with microbial respiration and dissolved organic carbon. Except for the G + LP amendment, G had no synergistic effect with other organic amendments on macroaggregates and MWD of the two sodic soils. This study demonstrates that the functional groups of organic amendments and microbial activity play important roles in aggregation and dispersion of sodic soils. This study also demonstrates that a combination of gypsum and organic amendments will be a better option to ameliorate sodic soils by decreasing dispersion and increasing aggregate formation.

The Impact of Feedlot Manure Application on Hydrology, Soil Carbon, and Nutrient Loss

ABSTRACT Feedlot manure is a potentially valuable resource to provide plant nutrients and improve soil. A field experiment was undertaken with the objective of determining the effect of feedlot manure applications on hydrology, and nutrient loss. The five treatments imposed over a three-year period were no manure or inorganic fertiliser (NM), a moderate annual manure application + N (MAN), a high initial application + N in year 1 (HIN) and an inorganic fertilizer treatment (I) applied in each year. Relay crops of sorghum (Sorghum vulgare) and triticale (Triticosecale spp. cv. Madonna) were grown throughout the 3 years. EnviroCSAN multisensor capacitance probes were used for soil water measurement. Unsaturated hydraulic conductivity was measured in-situ using an automatic recording disc permeameter. Steady-state infiltration was determined at two tensions (40 and 10 mm). Soil moisture was consistently higher on the HIN treatment despite higher crop production. Surface runoff was highest in the NM treatment. At the end of 3 years, infiltration rate was highest in the I and M treatments. Highest losses of N occurred in the I and highest K loss in in M. Runoff P concentration exceeded an acceptable concentration in more than 86% of runoff events. Incorporation of feedlot manure into soil with minimum disturbance, coupled with relay cropping can have substantial benefits for both nutrient cycling and hydrology.

Recycling nutrients in the beef supply chain through circular manuresheds: Data to assess tradeoffs.

Nutrient circularity can help supply chain participants meet sustainability targets.Across the segmented beef supply chain, opportunity exists to reinforce and introduce nutrient circularity by recycling surplus manure nutrients from cattle feedlots to lands where cattle feed is produced. We describe four datasets developed to evaluate options in U.S. and Canadian beef systems. The datasets delineate three "circular manuresheds," each encompassing a hay-grazing landscape where beef cattle are raised on grazingland and supplemented with hay grown nearby, and the distant feedlots where those cattle produce manure nutrients for potential import back to the hayfields. We selected the hay-grazing landscapes of New Mexico, USA; Florida, USA; and western Canada (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia) because of their significant grazingland production and potential to substitute feedlot manure for commercial fertilizer on hayfields. In each circular manureshed, the manure nutrients from major feedlot destinations could supply a considerable proportion of the P used by hay for grazing cattle: 34% of the P requirements in New Mexico, 36% in Florida, and 6% in western Canada. The average distance to return the resource was 647km for New Mexico, 1,884km for Florida, and 1,587km for western Canada. These magnitudes and distances suggest that the New Mexico circular manureshed may be the most economically viable in the current agri-food system, but this reflects only part of a greater, multi-factorassessment of tradeoffs. The circular manureshed concept provides a platform for simultaneous consideration of competing factors for sustainability via circularity.

Pelleted manure compost improves mine spoil properties enhancing plant growth and phyto-stabilization of potentially toxic metals

Feedlot manure is rich in plant nutrients and can immobilize potentially toxic metals. However, pelleted manure compost as an amendment material in mine spoils (chat) is not well studied. This study was conducted to investigate the impact of pelleted cattle manure on improving chat properties facilitating phyto-stabilization and the establishment of grasses. A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted with unamended and amended chat (lime treated) with pelleted manure at three rates (60, 120, and 180 Mg ha−1) with and without bentonite (B), using two native grasses, switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum L.) and wheatgrass ( Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve). Leachates from pots were collected periodically until harvest. Nutrients and metal concentrations were measured in chat treatments, and metal concentrations were measured in plant tissues and leachates. Manure-amended chat reduced leachate Cd and Zn on average by >75% and >80%, respectively. Above-ground dry matter yield increased by >2.5-fold and >4-fold, respectively, in switchgrass and wheatgrass with the increase of 3-fold manure rate. The manure rate at 180 Mg ha−1 reduced plant Cd and Zn by 50% and 20%, respectively, in wheatgrass, and 30% and no reduction, respectively, in switchgrass, compared to the 60 Mg ha−1 manure rate. Overall, pelleted manure compost significantly increased available nutrients and decreased available metals in amended chat, with no significant effect of B. This study indicated that pelleted manure, preferably at 180 Mg ha−1 rate with lime, can be used in acidic metal-contaminated chat to facilitate the establishment of perennial native grasses and reduce the potentially toxic metal availability.

Material characterization and conditioning of cattle feedlot manure as feedstock for dry batch anaerobic digestion

The focus of the study was to determine the suitability of cattle feedlot manure originating from clay-pack feedlots as a possible feedstock material for dry batch anaerobic digestion. Oedometer tests were carried out that measure the permeability and compressibility of the feedstock under practical conditions experienced in large-scale dry batch anaerobic digestion plants. Material characterization tests showed that feedlot manure was impermeable under compression and therefore unsuitable for percolation. Mixtures of feedlot manure, wood chips (3 %ww) and wheat straw (6 %ww) showed superior permeability under compression compared to feedlot manure alone with an 56% increased permeability. Further practical tests showed that dry digestion of feedlot manure mixtures led to methane yields of 99 mL/g VS which equals 86% of the material biochemical methane potential (BMP). High percolation rate and low inoculum recycle led to the highest specific methane yield (SMY) and digester productivity with implications on process design to reduce capital investment costs.

Evaluation of Crop Recovery of Nitrogen from Lignite-amended Feedlot Cattle Manure

Feedlot cattle manures have for long been considered to be a major source of greenhouse gasses (GHG) in Australia. Lignite coals have been used recently as effective organic nitrification-inhibitors retaining nitrogen in cattle feedlot manure by reducing the emission of nitrogenous gases. This study is aimed at investigating whether lignite-retained nitrogen in cattle feedlot manure can be used as an available nitrogen (N) source for absorption by plants hence contribute to improved plant growth and produce higher yields.

Short-term legacy effects of feedlot manure amendments on surface soil CO2 efflux under irrigated silage barley in Southern Alberta

The short-term legacy effects following long-term (17 yr) feedlot manure application on CO2 efflux for a surface soil (clay loam) were studied over 2 yr (2016–2017) on a Dark Brown Chernozem in southern Alberta. The five treatments were stockpiled (SM) or composted (CM) manure with either straw (ST) or wood-chips (WD) bedding applied at 77 Mg·ha−1 (dry wt.) and an unamended control (CON). Surface soil efflux was measured during the growing season of the 2 yr using the dynamic, closed-chamber method. Ancillary measurements (soil water and temperature, total carbon, bulk density) were also obtained. Soil CO2 efflux was similar (P > 0.05) among the four amended treatments in the first (0.63–0.86 g·m−2·h−1) and second (0.40–0.46 g·m−2·h−1) years. However, soil CO2 efflux was significantly greater for amended than unamended treatments by 54–110% in the first year (CON = 0.41 g·m−2·h−1) and by 33–53% in the second year (CON = 0.30 g·m−2·h−1). Soil CO2 efflux was similar for SM and CM in both years and was significantly greater for WD than ST bedding in the first but not second year. Weak positive correlations (r ≤ 0.39) occurred between soil CO2 efflux and total soil C, water-filled pore space (WFPS), and soil temperature. Overall, our findings suggested that legacy effects of manure may persist for 1–2 yr following discontinued applications, but are mostly restricted to greater soil CO2 efflux for amended than unamended soils.

Irrigated crop rotation and phosphorus fertilizer-manure addition impacts on soil water repellency of a clay loam soil in southern Alberta

Soil water repellency (SWR) was measured for a 28 yr field study under irrigation on a clay loam Dark Brown soil in southern Alberta. The objectives were to study the effect of legume–cereal crop rotations, feedlot manure, and phosphorus (P) fertilizer application on soil hydrophobicity (SH) and soil water repellency index (RI) under irrigation. Mean SH and RI were similar (P > 0.05) for a legume–cereal and cereal rotation and were unaffected by P fertilization. However, P fertilization shifted the RI classification from slight to subcritical. In contrast, SH was significantly greater for manured than nonmanured treatments, while RI was unaffected. Soil organic carbon (SOC) concentration was significantly (P ≤ 0.05) correlated with SH (r = 0.74), but not with RI (r = −0.17). This suggested a closer association between the quantity of SOC and quantity of hydrophobic compounds (SH method) compared with the hydrophobic coatings inhibiting infiltration of water (RI method). No significant correlation between SH and RI (r = −0.09) suggests that SH is not a good predictor of SWR using the RI method. Overall, manure application increased SH and P fertilization shifted the RI classification from slight to subcritical. In contrast, legume–cereal rotations had no influence on SH and SWR using RI method compared with continuous cereal.

Degradation of antimicrobial resistance genes within stockpiled beef cattle feedlot manure

Degradation of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARG) in manure from beef cattle administered (kg−1 feed) 44 mg of chlortetracycline (CTC), 44 mg of chlortetracycline plus sulfamethazine (CTCSMZ), 11 mg of tylosin (TYL), or no antimicrobials (Control) was examined. Manure was stockpiled and quantitative PCR (qPCR) was used to assess tetracycline [tet(C), (L), (M), (W)], erythromycin [erm(A), (B), (F), (X)], and sulfamethazine [sul(1), (2)] ARG and 16S rDNA. After 102 d, copies of all ARG decreased by 0.3 to 1.5 log10 copies (g dry matter)−1. Temperature in the interior of piles averaged ≥ 55 °C for 10 d, except for CTCSMZ, but did not reach 55 °C at pile exteriors. Compared to Control, CTCSMZ increased (P < 0.05) tet(C), tet(M), tet(W), sul(1), and sul(2) in stockpiled manure. Copies of 16S rDNA remained higher (P < 0.05) in CTCSMZ than Control for the first 26 d. Levels of most ARG did not differ between the interior and exterior of stockpiles. Our results suggest that stockpiled manure would still introduce ARG to land upon manure application, but at levels lower than if manure was applied fresh.

Influence of continuous application of feedlot manure and legacy treatments on soil organic carbon, soil hydrophobicity, and soil water repellency

Continuous or discontinued manure applications to agricultural soils may impact soil organic carbon (SOC) and water balances because of manure carbon inputs and the potential for manure-induced soil hydrophobicity (SH) and soil water repellency (SWR). A laboratory study was conducted using a long-term (44 yr) field experiment on a clay loam soil to determine the effect of application rate of feedlot manure under dryland (0, 30, 60, and 120 Mg·ha−1 wet weight) and irrigation (0, 60, 120, and 180 Mg·ha−1) on SOC, SH, and SWR. In addition, we compared the effect of 44 yr of continuous annual manure applications (C44) to legacy treatments which had discontinued applications for 14 (D14) or 30 yr (D30). Laboratory measurements were conducted on air-dried and sieved (&lt;2 mm) soil to determine SOC, SH using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and SWR using the repellency index (RI) method. Mean RI values for all treatments ranged from 2.20 to 13.0, indicating subcritical (RI &gt; 1.95) SWR. Manure application rate had a significant (P ≤ 0.05) and positive effect on SOC and SH, and both followed an exponential model. In contrast, RI had a negative response to the application rate under dryland and had no response under irrigation. Overall, positive responses of SOC and SH to application rate supported our hypothesis, but it was not supported for RI. The hypothesis of greater SOC, SH, and RI for continuous versus discontinued treatments was also supported for SOC and SH but not for RI.

Influence of feedlot manure on reactive phosphorus in rainfall runoff during the transition from continuous to legacy phases

Little research has compared land application of stockpiled (SM) or composted (CM) beef feedlot manure with straw (ST) or wood-chip (WD) bedding on loss of reactive phosphorus (RP) in runoff. We conducted a 6 yr (2013–2018) rainfall simulation-runoff study and utilized surface (0–5 cm) soil collected from a long-term (since 1998) field experiment on a clay loam soil in southern Alberta, Canada. The treatments consisted of SM or CM with ST or WD bedding applied at 13, 39, and 77 Mg·ha−1 (dry weight), as well as an unamended control and mineral fertilizer treatment. Surface soil was collected from all treatments after 15–17 (C15, C16, C17; 2013–2015) continual annual applications, and then 1–3 yr (L1–L3, 2016–2018) into the legacy phase after manure applications were first discontinued in 2015. The soil was packed into runoff trays, and flow-weighted mean concentrations (FWMCs) and mass loads of RP5 (&lt;5 μm filter) in runoff water were determined during rainfall simulations. Our findings generally supported our null hypothesis of similar RP5 losses for manure type (CM = SM) and bedding (ST = WD) for most years. Successively higher application rates increased RP5 loss by 32%–121%. Termination of long-term applications dramatically reduced FWMCs by 58%–77% and mass loss by 56%–65% from the C17 to L3 years. This suggests an accumulation of soil P during continuous phase and depletion during legacy phase; therefore, lower application rates or termination of applications may reduce RP5 loss in runoff.

An Environmental Assessment of Cattle Manure and Urea Fertilizer Treatments for Corn Production in the Northern Great Plains

HighlightsThe Integrated Farm System Model appropriately represented average emission rates measured in corn production.Compared to the use of feedlot manure, application of bedded pack manure generally increased N and P losses.Compared to inorganic fertilizer use, cattle manure increased soluble P loss while reducing GHG emission.Production and environmental differences among production systems were similar under recent and future climates.Abstract. Nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and carbon (C) emissions from livestock systems have become important regional, national, and international concerns. Our objective was to use process-level simulation to explore differences among manure and inorganic fertilizer treatments in a corn production system used to feed finishing cattle in the Northern Great Plains region of the U.S. Our analysis included model assessment, simulation to compare treatments under recent climate, and comparisons using projected midcentury climate. The Integrated Farm System Model was evaluated in representing the performance and nutrient losses of corn production using cattle manure without bedding, manure with bedding, urea, and no fertilization treatments. Two-year field experiments conducted near Clay Center, Nebraska; Brookings, South Dakota; and Fargo, North Dakota provided observed emission data following these treatments. Means of simulated emission rates of methane, ammonia, and nitrous oxide were generally similar to those observed from field-applied manure or urea fertilizer. Simulation of corn production systems over 25 years of recent climate showed greater soluble P runoff with use of feedlot and bedded manure compared to use of inorganic fertilizers, but life-cycle fossil energy use and greenhouse gas emission were decreased. Compared to feedlot manure, application of bedded pack manure generally increased N and P losses in corn production by retaining more N in manure removed from a bedded housing facility and through increased runoff because a large portion of the stover was removed from the cornfield for use as bedding material. Simulation of these treatments using projected midcentury climate indicated a trend toward a small increase in simulated grain production in the Dakotas and a small decrease for irrigated corn in Nebraska. Climate differences affected the three production systems similarly, so production and environmental impact differences among the fertilization systems under future climate were similar to those obtained under recent climate. Keywords: Climate change, Greenhouse gas, Integrated Farm System Model, Nutrient losses.

Evaluation of Agricultural Waste Using Weighted Aggregated Sum Product Assessment (WASPAS) Method

Largely produced in India's Agricultural waste, biogas is the raw material of the future for production. Based on agricultural waste and biogas Agricultural waste management for the circular economy, Biogas production and utilization and policy support need coordination. From agricultural wastes Biogas production potential, Along with government initia tives, policy regulations upgrading and utilization this article discusses it in detail. Additionally, 35 are efficient for a biogas based circular economy Barriers to preventing the generation of agricultural waste and Agricultural Waste management, energy production and climate change mitigation to meet the growing needs Future research opportunities are also discussed. The Objective of this thesis finding the best cleaning location for Agricultural waste or (WASPAS) method shows. The time and attendance software selection problem of a private hospital, Inter Criteria Correlation (CRITIC) and Based on Weighted Aggregate Product Assessment (WASPAS) methods a new integrated decision-making approach is used. Weights of criteria are determined by the CRITIC method and alternatives to find the most suitable alternative Sorted by WASPAS method. Combining CRITIC and WASPAS methods for the first time the novelty of this article is in the literature. The Weighted Ag gregate Product Assessment (WASPAS) method, Used to assess the adverse effects of project risks. Compared to alternative ranking independent methods this method is efficient and highly accurate. WASPAS method One of the newer multi indicator decision-making techniques, It is accepted and used in many areas. Ultimate analysis C, Ultimate analysis H, Ulti mate analysis O, Ultimate analysis N, Ultimate analysis S there are alternatives parameter and Chicken litter (dried), Swine solids (dried), Feedlot manure (dried), Beef feedlot manure (dried) there are evaluation parameters. S has the top rank in Ul timate Analysis, while O has the lowest rank in Ultimate Analysis.

Impact of Feedlot Manure and Nitrogen Additions on Forage Yields, Nutrient Balance and Soil Nitrate, Phosphate and Salinity

ABSTRACT Safe disposal of feedlot manure is an increasing problem throughout the world. A field experiment was established on a duplex sandy loam soil (Alfisol) in Northern NSW, Australia to determine the dry matter (DM) crop response and the fate of nutrients derived from cattle feedlot manure and inorganic fertilizer applications. The five treatments imposed over a three year period were no manure or inorganic fertilizer (NM), a moderate annual manure application (20–25 t DM ha−1) -/+ N (MA, MAN) a high initial application in year 1 (60 t DM ha−1 + N, HIN) and an inorganic fertilizer treatment (single superphosphate, KCl, urea, I) applied in each year. Vegetative yields of forage sorghum (Sorghum bicolor cv. Super-Dan) and triticale (Triticosecale spp. cv. Madonna) were recorded in crops grown in sequence over a three-year period. A mass balance approach was used to quantify nutrient gains to, and losses from the system. Total crop yield was 14.22 t dry matter (DM) ha−1 in the NM treatment with an approximate threefold increase with HIN and I. Removal of nutrients (kg ha−1) in harvested forage was highest for N, K and S in the I treatment (767 N, 1447 K, 76 S) and highest for P in the HIN treatment (189 P). There was no accumulation of NO3 in the soil layers to the B horizon in the manure treatments which contrasts with I. In the manure treatments there was a 6 to 8 fold increase over the initial value in Colwell bicarbonate extractable P in the 0–10 cm soil horizon in the MAN and HIN treatments, a decline in exchangeable K, an increase in EC and a loss of P sorption capacity. Supplemental inorganic nitrogen has been found to increase the nutrient benefits of feedlot manure. Accumulation of soil phosphate and salts, and a decline in soil K was found and needs to be closely monitored to maintain productivity and the environment.

Short‐term legacy effects of feedlot manure application on soil mesofauna

Little research exists on short-term legacy effects of feedlot manure application on soil mesofauna. This long-term (since 1998) study was on an irrigated clay loam soil in southern Alberta cropped to barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). We sampled the soil 3-4 yr (2017-2018) into the legacy period following 17 annual manure applications (1998-2014). The selected treatments sampled were stockpiled feedlot manure containing straw bedding applied at 0, 13, 39, and 77 Mg ha-1 (dry wt.). Intact soil cores were taken at three depth intervals (0-3, 3-6, and 6-9cm) in the fall over 2 yr to determine the densities of Acari (mites) suborders and Collembola (springtails) families. Significant (P ≤ .05) application rate effects occurred on Oribatida and Astigmata after 3 yr (but not after 4yr) into the legacy phase, whereas Prostigmata were unaffected. Densities of Astigmata after 3 yr were 3.2- to 4.1-fold greater at the 77 Mg ha-1 rate compared with three lower rates. Significant application rate effects occurred on Entomobryidae, Isotomidae, and Onychiuridae after 4 yr (but not after 3yr), with no treatment effects on Neelidae. Densities of mesofauna were generally greater at higher than at lower rates, except for Entomobryidae in 2018, where the reverse trend occurred. Significant application rate effects were attributed to lower soil bulk density and greater volumetric soil water content and soil organic carbon. Therefore, legacy effects of feedlot manure application generally persisted on soil mesofauna 3-4 yr into the legacy phase but depended on mesofauna type, year, and depth.