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Lesson 25: Manure Treatment Options -Frank Humenik

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

1. Goals/Objectives of Treatment Systems and Alternative Technologies
2. Basic Principles of Manure Treatment
3. Manure Utilization and Treatment Technologies
4. 19 Alternative Treatment Technologies Case Studies
5. Appendix A. North Carolina State University Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center
6. Appendix B. Tables Comparing Alternative Manure Treatment Technologies
7. Appendix C. Assessment Tools

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.