Agricultural and Biological Sciences
8 years ago

Adding rice chaff to pig manure compost reduces nitrogen loss and odor.

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Effect of rice chaff with different additional amount on the changes of nitrogen and temperature in pig manure composting.
Weiping Wang, Fengxiang Zhu, Chen Xiaoyang, Wu ChuanZhen, Chunlai Hong

Paper Summary

Adding rice chaff to pig manure composting can improve temperature and speed up the process. It also reduces nitrogen loss and bad smells. Using 20% rice chaff works best. After composting, nitrate levels decrease, while ammonium levels vary depending on the amount of rice chaff added.

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