Livestock Manure Handling on the Farm
- overview of manure types
- proper management systems for different animals including cattle, swine, sheep,poultry, and horses
- evaluate your own risk through the interactive questionnaire
- receive suggestions for reducing the threat to your water supply
(Previously titled Livestock Yards Management) Created: 1993 by L. Field, K. Embleton, D. Jones, revised 2001
Also available in Spanish as Manejo del Estiércol del Ganado: Introducción y Resúmen
Audiences:
- farmers
Download and install the software
- All you need to view the program is a Web browser
- Download Livestock Manure Handling on the Farm - manure-handle.zip (compressed file, 3.4MB, unzips to 3.7MB)
- Double-click the file to uncompress and install the program. We suggest saving it to C:\Program Files\seahome\manure-handle\
- Start your browser and choose File > Open > C:\Program Files\seahome\manure-handle\src\title.htm
- To start the Spanish version, choose File > Open > C:\Program Files\seahome\manure-handle\spanish\src\title.htm
View the software online
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This environmental software program was produced by Purdue University under a cooperative agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Although this material was prepared in collaboration with EPA, Purdue University is the author, holds the exclusive copyright, and is solely responsible for its content subject to the terms of the cooperative agreemeent. Limitations under the copyright, which allows for free reproduction and distribution of the software, can be found on the program's title page.
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View Livestock Manure Handling on the Farm on Purdue's Web site
View the Spanish Version of Livestock Manure Handling on the Farm on Purdue's Web site