Water Absorption Capacity of Flax and Pine Horse Beddings and Gaseous Concentrations in Bedded Stalls

Borhan, Md. Saidul; Rahman, Shafiqur; Hammer, C.J.

doi:10.1016/j.jevs.2013.11.011

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“…There are no published results about direct GHG emissions from horse dung. Some studies (Garlipp et al 2011, Borhan et al 2014 are showing that horse dung is emitting N 2 O and CH 4 but actual flux rates are not reported. In some reports reference N 2 O emission factor of 0.25% of total N concentration have been used (e.g.…”

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Emissions of nitrous acid (HONO), nitric oxide (NO), and nitrous oxide (N2O) from horse dung

Maljanen

Gondal

Bhattarai

2016

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Horse dung contains considerable amounts of nitrogen which is partly lost during the storage period. Leaching of nitrogen from the dung can be prevented with constructions but also gaseous N-emissions occur. However, the emission rates are not reported in the literature. We measured in laboratory conditions nitrous oxide (N2O), nitric oxide (NO) and nitrous acid (HONO) emissions from fresh, one month old and one year old horse dung samples. NO and HONO emissions increased with the storage time of the dung. The mean emission rates of HONO and NO were from 36 to 280 ng N kg dw-1h-1 and from 15 to 3500 ng N kg dw-1h-1, respectively. N2O emissions were more variable showing also highest emissions (20.3 µg N kg dw-1 h-1) from the oldest samples. Thus, the longer storage of horse dung increases gaseous N losses which should be taken into account when planning the environmental friendly way to handle horse dung.

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Emissions of nitrous acid (HONO), nitric oxide (NO), and nitrous oxide (N2O) from horse dung

Maljanen

Gondal

Bhattarai

2016

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“…For example, particles less than 300 μm tends to make a dust problem in rodent beddings [11]. Equine stalls bedded with flax shive (79% of less than 2 mm particles of total mass) were relatively dustier than those with pine WS (65% of more than 6.3 mm particle) [12]. Moreover, particle size distribution is a significant factor influencing the bulk density and water absorption capacity [13].…”

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Characteristics of sawdust, wood shavings and their mixture from different pine species as bedding materials for Hanwoo cattle

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Jang

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Asian-Australas J Anim Sci

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Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the physicochemical properties and changes in moisture concentrations of bedding materials under the conditions of rearing Korean Hanwoo cows.Methods: Two experiments were conducted to investigate the physicochemical characteristics (Exp. I) and usefulness as beddings for rearing cattle (Exp. II) by the type of beddings such as sawdust (SD), wood shavings (WS) and sawdust+wood shavings (S+W; 1:1 in volume), and the species of pine trees from different countries of origins (China, Pinus armandii, AR; Vietnam, Pinus kesiya, KE; USA, Pinus rigida, RI).Results: In Exp. I, SD-AR showed the largest proportion (78.3%) of fine particles (250 μm+ below 250 μm) and the highest bulk density (208 kg/m<sup>3</sup>) among treatments (p<0.05). The water absorption capacity at 24 h of both S+W-RI (713%) and -KE (701%) was the highest among treatments (p<0.05) and higher than those of SD or WS alone within each species of pine tree (p<0.05). Moisture evaporation rates (%) at 12 h were ranged from 52.3 to 60.8 for SD, 69.9 to 74.4 for WS, and 72.3 to 73.5 for S+W. Total amounts (mg/m<sup>2</sup>) of ammonia emissions were the lowest (p<0.05) in KE species among the pine species within each type of bedding material, having higher ability of ammonia absorption. In Exp II, KE species in both side A and B had lower moisture concentrations (%) than other species. Regardless of types of beddings except SD-AR, moisture concentrations of beddings within a pen were higher (p<0.01) at side A than B.Conclusion: The KE species has better physical characteristics than other beddings and more useful for rearing Hanwoo cattle than other beddings, probably caused by the differences in the method and degree of wood processing rather than the species.

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“…), moisture absorbency (Borhan et al . ), impact upon equine behaviour (Werhahn et al . ) and airborne contamination with straw bedding having higher levels of microbial contamination compared to paper and wood shavings (Tanner et al .…”

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“…Bedding material has been evaluated for properties such as dust production (Elfman et al 2009), moisture absorbency (Borhan et al 2014), impact upon equine behaviour (Werhahn et al 2010) and airborne contamination with straw bedding having higher levels of microbial contamination compared to paper and wood shavings (Tanner et al 1997). Water holding capacity is of particular importance, as excess moisture in the form of urine in the horse's bed can contribute to foot problems (Hinchcliff et al 2013) and gaseous ammonia formation which is known to have detrimental consequences upon the equine respiratory tract (Clarke 1987).…”

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Water Absorption Capacity of Flax and Pine Horse Beddings and Gaseous Concentrations in Bedded Stalls

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Emissions of nitrous acid (HONO), nitric oxide (NO), and nitrous oxide (N2O) from horse dung

Emissions of nitrous acid (HONO), nitric oxide (NO), and nitrous oxide (N2O) from horse dung

Characteristics of sawdust, wood shavings and their mixture from different pine species as bedding materials for Hanwoo cattle

Reducing exposure to pathogens in the horse: a preliminary study into the survival of bacteria on a range of equine bedding types

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