The environmental impact of buffalo manure in areas specialized in mozzarella production, southern Italy
| Autor: | Lorenzo Boccia, Raffaele Pelorosso, Stefania Pindozzi, Roberta Infascelli, Salvatore Faugno |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Infascelli, Roberta, Faugno, Salvatore, Pindozzi, Stefania, R., Pelorosso, Boccia, Lorenzo |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Conservation of Natural Resources
Manure management Health (social science) Buffaloes Statistics as Topic Geography Planning and Development Nutritional Status Medicine (miscellaneous) lcsh:G1-922 Context (language use) buffalo manure Toxicology Ammonia Cheese Groundwater pollution Animals Industry spatial assessment Fertilizers Nitrates Geography business.industry Health Policy Animal husbandry Italy Manure Agronomy Agriculture nutritional content Geographic Information Systems manure analysi Environmental science Livestock Water quality Safety Environmental Pollution business Environmental Health Nutritive Value buffalo manure nutritional content manure analysis spatial assessment Italy lcsh:Geography (General) |
| Zdroj: | Geospatial Health, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 131-137 (2010) Scopus-Elsevier ResearcherID |
| ISSN: | 1970-7096 1827-1987 |
| Popis: | Buffalo livestock plays a central role in the regional economy in some areas of southern Italy, through the production of mozzarella cheese. With about 250,000 heads per utilizable agricultural area (equal to 107,400 ha), livestock husbandry is intensive. An important issue with regard to high animal density is manure management, an activity determined by cost optimization and the laws governing environmental sustainability. According to community, national and international rules (European Directive 91/676, Italian rules 152/99 and 258/00), nitrate leakage is considered a pollution indicator related to breeding activities and must be kept within limits. Simulation studies were carried out in the Italian province of Caserta to evaluate the impact of leakage on groundwater. Manure was also collected from 35 livestock farms and the nitrogen content measured in the laboratory. The results showed an average content of 2 kg/m3 of nitrogen, corresponding to 50 kg per animal and year, while the nitrate concentrations in the groundwater were found to be lower than those predicted by simulation. The nitrogen content found in buffalo manure |
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