Modeling and prediction accuracy of ammonia gas emissions from feedlot cattle

Brown, Michael S.; Cole, N. A.; Gruber, S. L.; Kube, John C; Teeter, Jerold Scott

doi:10.15232/aas.2018-01834

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“…Other than the just mentioned sources, particulate matter emissions from pig houses arise also from skin particles, faeces, and bedding, while emissions from poultry housing from feathers and manure ( EEA, 2019b ). Together with these categories, cattle farming brings to relevant NH 3 and PM emissions, mainly from feed operations ( Brown et al, 2018 ), feedlots ( McGinn et al, 2010 ), barn, and storage tanks. In Lombardy, in 2017, PM 2.5 and PM 10 emissions deriving from agriculture accounted for 4% and 6%, respectively ( INEMAR, 2020 ).…”

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Describing the trend of ammonia, particulate matter and nitrogen oxides: The role of livestock activities in northern Italy during Covid-19 quarantine

Lovarelli

Conti

et al. 2020

Environmental Research

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Nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx) and ammonia (NH 3 ) are among the main contributors to the formation of secondary particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), which represent a severe risk to human health. Even if important improvements have been achieved worldwide, traffic, industrial activities, and the energy sector are mostly responsible for NOx and SOx release; instead, the agricultural sector is mainly responsible for NH 3 emissions. Due to the emergency of coronavirus disease, in Italy schools and universities have been locked down from late February 2020, followed in March by almost all production and industrial activities as well as road transport, except for the agricultural ones. This study aims to analyze NH 3 , PM 2.5 and NOx emissions in principal livestock provinces in the Lombardy region (Brescia, Cremona, Lodi, and Mantua) to evaluate if and how air emissions have changed during this quarantine period respect to 2016–2019. For each province, meteorological and air quality data were collected from the database of the Regional Agency for the Protection of the Environment, considering both data stations located in the city and the countryside. In the 2020 selected period, PM 2.5 reduction was higher compared to the previous years, especially in February and March. Respect to February, PM 2.5 released in March in the city stations reduced by 19%–32% in 2016–2019 and by 21%–41% in 2020. Similarly, NOx data of 2020 were lower than in the 2016–2019 period (reduction in March respect to February of 22–42% for 2016–2019 and of 43–62% for 2020); in particular, this can be observed in city stations, because of the current reduction in anthropogenic emissions related to traffic and industrial activities. A different trend with no reductions was observed for NH 3 emissions, as agricultural activities have not stopped during the lockdown. Air quality is affected by many variables, for which making conclusions requires a holistic perspective. Therefore, all sectors must play a role to contribute to the reduction of harmful pollutants.

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Describing the trend of ammonia, particulate matter and nitrogen oxides: The role of livestock activities in northern Italy during Covid-19 quarantine

Lovarelli

Conti

et al. 2020

Environmental Research

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“…Consequently several stringent environmental regulations have been promulgated, which do require an appropriate treatment of gaseous emissions, including ammonia (NH 3 ), considering the respective toxicity and environmental concerns [1][2][3]. Gaseous ammonia is typically emitted from several sources including fertilizer industry [4], wastewater treatment plants [2,5], agricultural practices [6], animal feeding setups [7,8], dairy/poultry industries [9,10], composting facilities [11,12], fishmeal plants [13], gasoline vehicles [14], and from specific chemical industries [15]. Considering the respective toxicity and health concerns, various technologies have been employed for the removal of gaseous ammonia including bio-filters [3,13,16,17], catalytic systems [18] biological treatment [11], scrubbers [5] and other specific technologies such as nano-particles applications [4].…”

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Treatment of Gaseous Ammonia Emissions Using Date Palm Pits Based Granular Activated Carbon

Vohra

2020

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The present work investigated the application of granular activated carbon (GAC) derived from date palm pits (DPP) agricultural waste for treating gaseous ammonia. Respective findings indicate increased breakthrough time (run time at which 5% of influent ammonia is exiting with the effluent gas) with a decrease in influent ammonia and increase in GAC bed depth. At a gas flow rate of 1.1 L/min and GAC column length of 8 cm, the following breakthrough trend was noted: 1295 min (2.5 ppmv) > 712 min (5 ppmv) > 532 min (7.5 ppmv). A qualitatively similar trend was also noted for the exhaustion time results (run time at which 95% of influent ammonia is exiting with the effluent gas). The Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) findings for the produced GAC indicated some salient functional groups at the produced GAC surface including O–H, C–H, C–O, and S=O groups. Ammonia adsorption was suggested to result from its interaction with the respective surface functional groups via different mechanisms. Comparison with a commercial GAC showed the date palm pits based GAC to be having slightly higher breakthrough and exhaustion capacity.

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“…The following equation was used to determine cumulative NH 3 gas emissions on the study ( Brown et al, 2019 ):…”

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“…The label claim variable of cumulative NH 3 gas emissions over the treatment period normalized by final BW (with d -59 BW as a covariate) for the period and HCW (g of gas·kg −1 of BW or g of gas·kg −1 HCW) was determined by utilizing NH 3 gas emissions equations developed from the LUB clinical effectiveness study ( FDA-FOI, 2018 ) and validated using animals of similar BW as described by Brown et al (2019) .…”

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Effects of various doses of lubabegron on calculated ammonia gas emissions, growth performance, and carcass characteristics of beef cattle during the last 56 days of the feeding period

Kube

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Translational Animal Science

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Lubabegron (LUB; Experior, Elanco, Greenfield, IN, USA) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2018 and is indicated for the reduction of ammonia (NH3) gas emissions·kg−1 body weight (BW) and hot carcass weight (HCW) when fed to feedlot cattle during the final 14 to 91 d of the finishing period. LUB demonstrates antagonistic behavior at the β 1 and β 2 receptor subtypes and agonistic behavior at the β 3 receptor subtype in cattle and is classified by the Center for Veterinary Medicine as a “beta-adrenergic agonist/antagonist.” This report describes a randomized complete block study that evaluated LUB dose (0, 1.5, 3.5, and 5.5 mg·kg−1 dry matter) during the last 56 d of the feeding period on calculated NH3 gas emissions, live weight, carcass weight, and associated ratios in beef feedlot cattle. Carcass characteristics, mobility, and health were also evaluated. All cattle received monensin and tylosin throughout the study. Ammonia gas emissions were calculated using the equation developed by Brown et al. (Brown, M. S., N. A. Cole, S. Gruber, J. Kube, and J. S. Teeter. 2019. Modeling and prediction accuracy of ammonia gas emissions from feedlot cattle. App. Anim. Sci. 35:347–356). The reduction in calculated cumulative NH3 gas emissions with LUB ranged from 1.3% to 11.0% (85 to 708 g/hd). When NH3 gas emissions were expressed on a live weight (unshrunk) and carcass weight basis, calculated NH3 gas emissions decreased by 3.0% to 12.8% and 3.8% to 14.6%, respectively. Daily dry matter intake was 2.3% greater (Ptrt < 0.05) for steers that received LUB. Average daily gain was 13.7% greater (Ptrt < 0.05; 1.68 vs. 1.91 kg), while gain efficiency was 10.8% greater (Ptrt < 0.05; 0.167 vs. 0.185) for steers fed LUB. Animal mobility was scored in the pen approximately 1 wk prior to harvest, when cattle were loaded on trucks scheduled for harvest, and at antemortem inspection during lairage. No treatment differences (Ptrt ≥ 0.170) were observed at any time for the percent of cattle receiving mobility scores of 1 or 2 (normal or minor stiffness but moving with the normal cattle, respectively). Cattle mobility scored as a 1 or 2 equaled or exceeded 92% at all times. Final BW and HCW increased (Ptrt < 0.05) 11.6 to 15.7 kg and 11.3 to 17.1 kg, respectively, in cattle receiving LUB compared to cattle receiving monensin plus tylosin alone.

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Modeling and prediction accuracy of ammonia gas emissions from feedlot cattle

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Describing the trend of ammonia, particulate matter and nitrogen oxides: The role of livestock activities in northern Italy during Covid-19 quarantine

Describing the trend of ammonia, particulate matter and nitrogen oxides: The role of livestock activities in northern Italy during Covid-19 quarantine

Treatment of Gaseous Ammonia Emissions Using Date Palm Pits Based Granular Activated Carbon

Effects of various doses of lubabegron on calculated ammonia gas emissions, growth performance, and carcass characteristics of beef cattle during the last 56 days of the feeding period

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