Assessment of nitrogen content in buffalo manure and land application costs

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dc.contributor.authorFaugno, Salvatore
dc.contributor.authorPindozzi, Stefania
dc.contributor.authorInfascelli, Roberta
dc.contributor.authorOkello, Collins
dc.contributor.authorRipa, Maria Nicolina
dc.contributor.authorBoccia, Lorenzo
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-30T10:23:00Z
dc.date.available2025-07-30T10:23:00Z
dc.date.issued2012-08-29
dc.description.abstractBuffalo (Bubalus bubalis) livestock for mozzarella cheese production plays a fundamental role in the economy of southern Italy. European and Italian regulations consider nitrogen content in buffalo manure to be the same as that of cattle manure. This study aimed to assess whether this assumption is true. The first aim of the study was to assess nitrogen con tent in buffalo manure. Samples were taken from 35 farms to analyse nitro gen and phosphorous concentration in the manure. Analysis confirmed a lower nitrogen concentration (2%) in buffalo manure. A secondary aim of the study was to evaluate whether manure application techniques that are apparently less suitable, e.g. splash plate spreader, could be feasible. The cost of different methods of land application of manure and their charac teristics were evaluated on the basis of one operational cycle. Considering losses for volatilisation, and taking into account cost assessment, the immediate incorporation of buffalo manure (nitrogen content 2%) is a suitable method of ammonia volatilisation. However, it is expensive and involves high fuel consumption in relation to the environmental benefit.
dc.identifier.citationFaugno, S., Pindozzi, S., Infascelli, R., Okello, C., Ripa, M. N., & Boccia, L. (2012). Assessment of nitrogen content in buffalo manure and land application costs. Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 43(2), e13-e13.
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.4081/jae.2012.e13
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14270/559
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPage Press
dc.subjectBubalus bubalis
dc.subjectbuffalo manure
dc.subjectmanure management
dc.subjectspread ing techniques
dc.subjectspreading costs
dc.titleAssessment of nitrogen content in buffalo manure and land application costs
dc.typeArticle

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