Effects of animal activity and air temperature on methane and ammonia emissions from a naturally ventilated building for dairy cows

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 37, 2011, Pages 6760-6768

  Ngwabie, N M ^a   Jeppsson, K H ^a   Gustafsson, G ^a   Nimmermark, S ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Animal activity; Dairy cows; Manure removal; Methane; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AMMONIA EMISSIONS; ANIMAL BUILDINGS; CONCRETE FLOOR; DAILY ACTIVITY; DAIRY COW; DAIRY COWS; DIURNAL VARIATION; EMISSION ABATEMENT; EMISSION RATES; ENTERIC FERMENTATION; GAS CONCENTRATION; INDOOR AIR TEMPERATURE; MANURE REMOVAL; NATURALLY VENTILATED BUILDINGS; SEASONAL CHANGES; VENTILATION RATE;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; FLOORS; MANURES; METHANE; THERMAL COMFORT; VENTILATION;

GAS EMISSIONS;

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BUILDING; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONCRETE; DAIRY FARMING; EMISSION; FERMENTATION; INDOOR AIR; MANURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METHANE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; SLOPE; VENTILATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DAIRY CATTLE; FEEDING; FERMENTATION; LUNG VENTILATION; MANURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80053893681     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.08.027     Document Type: Article

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