Effect of Type of Slatted Floor and Degree of Fouling of Solid Floor on Ammonia Emission Rates from Fattening Piggeries

Effect of Slatted Floor Area on Ammonia

Effect of Slatted Floor Area on Ammonia Emission and on the Excretory and Lying Behaviour of Growing Pigs

✍ A.J.A. Aarnink; A.J. van den Berg; A. Keen; P. Hoeksma; M.W.A. Verstegen 📂 Article 📅 1996 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 310 KB

The ef fect was investigated of the area of slatted floor on ammonia emission and the excretory and lying behaviour of pigs in rooms for rearing and fattening . Climate-controlled rooms had 25% or 50% of the pen floor area slatted . Ammonia concentrations Dec . -March May -Aug . 104 104 1 1 2 2 \* T