Potential odorous volatile organic compound emissions from feces and urine from cattle fed corn-based diets with wet distillers grains and solubles

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 60, Issue , 2012, Pages 292-297

  Hales, Kristin E ^a   Parker, David B ^a,c   Cole, N Andy ^b  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b USDA ARS Conservation and Production Research Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^c WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Cattle; Manure; Odor; Volatile organic compound

Indexed keywords

4-METHYLPHENOL; ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS; BEEF CATTLE; BEEF MANURE; CATTLE; DIETARY TREATMENTS; DIMETHYL DISULFIDES; DISTILLERS GRAINS; ETHANOL INDUSTRY; ISOVALERIC ACIDS; ODOROUS COMPOUNDS; PROPIONIC; VOC EMISSIONS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSION;

AIR QUALITY; BUTYRIC ACID; ETHANOL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); MANURES; MEATS; NUTRITION; ODOR REMOVAL; ODORS; PHENOLS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BODY FLUIDS;

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; INDOLE; ISOBUTYRIC ACID; ISOVALERIC ACID; PARA CRESOL; PHENOL; PROPIONIC ACID; SKATOLE; VALERIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; CATTLE; DIET; DIMETHYLSULFIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; FATTY ACID; FECES; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MAIZE; MANURE; ODOR; PHENOL; URINE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; GRAIN; MAIZE; MANURE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; URINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84864062068     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.06.080     Document Type: Article

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