Measurement and Prediction of Buffalo Manure Evaporation in the Farmyard to Improve Farm Management

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dc.contributor.authorPindozzi, Stefania
dc.contributor.authorOkello, Collins
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-24T10:31:46Z
dc.date.available2022-11-24T10:31:46Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractIn order to evaluate the performance of two empirical models for buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) manure evaporation, predictions were compared with measured data. The two models were developed by adapting the potential evapotranspiration (ETo) models of Tombesi–Lauciani and Hargreaves. The data used for assessing the manure evaporation in situ, were derived from the manure weights recorded using an experimental platform installed within the farmyard and equipped with load cells. The experiments were carried out in Serre (SA), in the South of Italy in the period from 23 June to 24 September 2011. The most efficient model, in terms of closeness between estimates and measures, was implemented from 2006 to 2010, allowing for annualised calculation of evaporation. On this basis, an optimal management strategy was established, which corresponds to maximising manure evaporation, minimising the use of the scraper from the 100th day of the year (DOY) to the 250th DOY. This leads to a potential reduction in weight of the manure by 650 kg m−2 [yard] year−1, which corresponds to management cost reduction of about 30%.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPindozzi, S., Faugno, S., Okello, C., & Boccia, L. (2013). Measurement and prediction of buffalo manure evaporation in the farmyard to improve farm management. Biosystems engineering, 115(2), 117-124.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2013.02.011en_US
dc.identifier.issn1537-5110
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/5402
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBiosystems engineeringen_US
dc.titleMeasurement and Prediction of Buffalo Manure Evaporation in the Farmyard to Improve Farm Managementen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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