Name: lab-scale model to evaluate odor and gas concentrations emitted by deep bedded pack manure
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The author wishes to acknowledge Alan Kruger, Todd Boman, Shannon Ostdiek, Elaine Berry, and Ferouz Ayadi who assisted with data collection using the simulated bedded packs. The author also recognizes Tami Brown-Brandl and Dale Janssen for their assistance maintaining the environmental chambers.

The study is designed to be conducted over 42 days with weekly data collection. All animal procedures were reviewed and approved by the US Meat Animal Research Center Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.
1. Constructing Simulated Bedded Packs
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	<li>Begin with plastic cylinder containers that are 0.42 m high with a 0.38 m diameter. 
	NOTE: In this study, one particular 10-gallon commercial trash container was used (see Table of Materials), but other similar-s...

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The frequent addition of urine and feces to the bedded packs is a critical step. We experimented with adding urine and feces just once weekly, but found that the bedded pack developed a crust, which trapped gases inside the pack and was not representative of commercial facilities. The use of fresh feces at the beginning of the study ensures that the bedded packs is inoculated with common bacterial populations found in cattle facilities. It is also important, when adding the urine, to remember to adjust the pH to physiolo...

Beef cattle confinement facilities are a popular housing option in the Midwest and Upper Great Plains. Confinement facilities are more common in this region than the Southern Plains because the region receives more annual precipitation, which creates more feedlot runoff that must be contained. Many producers chose to build mono-slope barns for beef cattle. The primary reasons cited by producers for selecting a mono-slope facility was the ability to schedule labor and manure removal, and improved performance compared to open lot feedlots1. A majority of cattle producers (72.2%) using mono-slope barns maintain a bedded pack for one turn of cattle or longer, using a deep-bedding management system for bedding and waste1. The most common bedding material used is corn stover, although producers report using soybean stubble, wheat straw, corn cobs, and sawdust1. Because of the regional demand for corn stover bedding, many producers were interested in alternative bedding materials that could be used in mono-slope facilities. In addition to economics and animal comfort, producers questioned how the bedding material would impact the environment of the facility, including the production of odorous gases, nutrient composition of the resulting manure/bedding, and presence of pathogens.
Few studies have been conducted to measure air quality resulting from different bedding materials used in livestock housing, with most focusing only on ammonia. Most of the previous evaluations of air quality include on-farm data collection with one or two experimental units per treatments being analyzed at once2,3,4,5. Having limited numbers of experimental units requires the study to be repeated multiple times, thus adding additional variables such as weather conditions, age or stage of production of animals, and perhaps bedding materials produced in different growing seasons.
With no known lab-scaled model to study factors affecting air quality and nutrient composition of the manure/bedding mixture resulting from beef deep-bedded mono-slope facilities, researchers first attempted to utilize commercial cattle facilities using a deep-bedded system6,7,8. Static flux chambers were used to measure NH3 concentrations on the surface of mono-slope deep bedded cattle facilities over an 18 month period6. Two pens in each of two barns were measured. Chopped corn stalks were the preferred bedding material, but wheat straw and soybean stalks were also used for bedding during brief periods of this project. Bedding use ranged from 1.95 - 3.37 kg per animal per day and pen density ranged from 3.22 - 6.13 m2 per animal. Subsequent studies measured ammonia and hydrogen sulfide emissions from the barn7, and particulate matter concentrations outside the barn8. These studies were conducted over a 2 year period using two to four barn locations. The challenge with on-farm data collection is the lack of control that the research has over the system. Producers change cattle diets, move animals from pen to pen, use bedding materials from different sources, and clean and re-bed pens as their production and labor force allows, thus confounding many variables. On-farm research also involves travel expenses and large quantities of experimental treatments (such as bedding material). The objective of this project was to develop a lab-scale model that could be used to study factors affecting air quality and nutrient management in cattle deep-bedded mono-slope facilities.

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			<td>10 gallon plastic cylinder containers</td>
			<td>Rubbermaid</td>
			<td>Model 2610</td>
			<td>Other similar-sized plastic containers are suitable</td>
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			<td>Mass balance</td>
			<td>Any</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Capable of measuring 0.1 gram</td>
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			<td>Electric drill with 1 cm bit</td>
			<td>Any</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Methane analyzer</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td>Model 55i Methane/Non-methane Analyzer</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Hydrogen sulfide analyzer</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td>Model 450i</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Ammonia analyzer</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td>Model 17i</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Carbon dioxide analyzer</td>
			<td>California Analytical</td>
			<td>Model 1412</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Nitrous oxide analyzer</td>
			<td>California Analytical</td>
			<td>Model 1412</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Programmable Logic Relay</td>
			<td>TECO</td>
			<td>Model SG2-020VR-D</td>
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			<td>Stainless steel flux chambers</td>
			<td>Any</td>
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			<td>Constructed using the parts list and directions cited at Woodbury et al., 2006</td>
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			<td>Rubber skits</td>
			<td>Any</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Constructed from flexible rubber material. Cut into squares (61 cm x 61 cm) with 22.9 cm diameter hole in center.&#160;</td>
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			<td>pH meter</td>
			<td>Spectrum Technologies</td>
			<td>IQ150</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>thermometer</td>
			<td>Spectrum Technologies</td>
			<td>IQ150</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Ruler or tape measure</td>
			<td>Any</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Capable of measuring in cm</td>
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			<td>Sorbent tubes</td>
			<td>Markes International</td>
			<td>Tenax TA</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Pocket pumps</td>
			<td>SKC Inc.</td>
			<td>Series 210</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Inert sampling line</td>
			<td>Teflon</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>0.64 cm diameter</td>
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			<td>Pump</td>
			<td>Thomas</td>
			<td>107 series</td>
			<td>Used to flush air through sample lines</td>
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	</tbody>
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lab-scale model to evaluate odor and gas concentrations emitted by deep bedded pack manure

A lab-scaled simulated bedded pack model was developed to study air quality and nutrient composition of deep-bedded packs used in cattle mono-slope facilities. This protocol has been used to effectively evaluate many different bedding materials, environmental variables (temperature, humidity), and potential mitigation treatments that can improve air quality in commercial deep-bedded mono-slope facilities. The model is dynamic and allows researchers to easily collect many chemical and physical measurements from the bedded pack. Weekly measurements, collected over the course of six to seven weeks, allows sufficient time to see changes in air quality measurements over time as the bedded pack matures. The data collected from the simulated bedded packs is within the range of concentrations previously measured in commercial deep-bedded mono-slope facilities. Past studies have demonstrated that 8 - 10 experimental units per treatment are sufficient to detect statistical differences among the simulated bedded packs. The bedded packs are easy to maintain, requiring less than 10 minutes of labor per bedded packs per week to add urine, feces, and bedding. Sample collection using the gas sampling system requires 20 - 30 minutes per bedded pack, depending on the measurements that are being collected. The use of lab-scaled bedded packs allows the researcher to control variables such as temperature, humidity, and bedding source that are difficult or impossible to control in a research or commercial facility. While not a perfect simulation of &#34;real-world&#34; conditions, the simulated bedded packs serve as a good model for researchers to use to examine treatment differences among bedded packs. Several lab-scale studies can be conducted to eliminate possible treatments before trying them in a research or commercial-sized facility.

To date, seven research studies have been published9,10,11,12,13,14,15 using this procedure, with modifications and adjustments made to improve the model and reflect objectives of the specific experiments. This procedure has been used to evaluate the effect o...

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Lab-Scale Model to Evaluate Odor and Gas Concentrations Emitted by Deep Bedded Pack Manure

A protocol has been developed to measure gases, odors, and nutrient composition in lab-scaled bedded manure packs, which can be used to study ways to improve air quality in commercial cattle facilities using deep-bedded manure packs.

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