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Evaluating the Dust Abatement Potential of Stocking Density Manipulation at Open-Lot Cattle FeedyardsK. Jack Bush, Research Associate, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Brent W. Auvermann, Professor of Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Gary W. Marek, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Kevin Heflin, Extension Associate, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Sharon Preece, Senior Research Associate, Texas A&M AgriLife Research.
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Feedyard Dust◉ Annoyance◉ Health Hazard◉ Traffic Hazard
Introduction
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Manure Harvest Water application
◉ Sprinkler, Water Truck etc. Chemical Amendments
◉ Oils and Resins Feed Management
◉ Feed Timing◉ Increased Lipids
Stocking Density◉ Low Cost Alternative?
Dust Abatement Measures
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Feedyard Pens Blocked◉ Control Pens = Normal Stocking Density of 150 ft2/hd◉ Treatment 1 = Double Stocking Density of 75 ft2/hd by 50%
Reduction in Pen Area◉ Treatment 2 = Double Stocking Density of 75 ft2/hd by 100%
increase in # of Cattle
Methods
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Stocking Density Treatments
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Mobile sampling platforms provide path averaged airborne dust concentrations
2 Samplers used◉ Optical Particle Sizer (OPS) (model 3330, TSI inc., Shoreview,
MN) ◉ Aerosol Monitor (model DUSTRAK II 8530, TSI inc., Shoreview,
MN) Sampler Inlet set at 22 inches above ground Collocated with GPS Device Cruise Control Fabricated to limit speed to 1mph
PM10 Sampling
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ATV Outfitted with OPS and GPS Devices
Sampling Platforms
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UTV Outfitted with DUSTRAK II and GPS
Sampling Platforms
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OPS Driven in Loop Downwind of J pens
Dustrak Driven in Loop Downwind of K pens
Each loop takes 30 Minutes
15 Minutes on Downwind 15 Minutes on Upwind
Sampler Path
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Southerly Winds Dry Conditions Sample in the evening to take advantage of the “Evening
Dust Peak” when dust concentrations are highest
PM10 Sampling Criteria
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Weather Station recorded surface data for entire sampling period
Weather
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AERMOD (Lakes Environmental, Waterloo, ON)◉ EPA Regulatory model
◉ Used to Calculate PM10 Emission Rates (mg/m2 –sec) and Emission Factors (kg/1000 hd-day) using a standard scaling approach
Dispersion Modeling
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Corral Surface Condition Description
ALittle to no uncompacted manure visible on the corral surface; hard and smooth, may be moist to dry
BWell compacted surface easily visible; small clods of uncompacted manure present
CCompacted surface sparsely visible, nearly covered with small manure clods
DCompacted layer not visible, completely covered with dry, uncompacted manure in chunks and/or clods
ECompletely covered with <1” of finely textured, dry, uncompacted manure “fluff”
FCompletely covered with >1” of finely textured, dry, uncompacted manure “fluff”
WWet; sloppy and/or uneven surface >25% of corral area
Pen Surface Assessment
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B
Pen Surface Assessment
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C
Pen Surface Assessment
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E
Pen Surface Assessment
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Results
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Results
J Row K+J Rows0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Average Downwind PM10 Concentrations
Control Treatment 1Treatment 2
Avera
ge D
ow
nw
ind P
M10 C
oncentr
ati
on (
mg/m
3)
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Results
J Row K+J Rows0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Average PM10 Emission Flux
Control Treatment 1Treatment 2
Avera
ge C
alc
ula
ted E
mis
sio
n F
lux (
mg/m
2-s
ec)
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Results
J Row K+J Rows0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Average PM10 Emission Factor
Control Treatment 1Treatment 2
Avera
ge C
alc
ula
ted E
mis
sio
n F
acto
r (K
g/1
000 h
d-
day)
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Post Hoc Tukey Test (a=0.05)
J Row (OPS) K+J Row (DUSTRAK II)
Concentration Emission Flux Concentration Emission Flux
Control - T1 * p = 0.002 X * p=0.001 * p=0.010
Control- T2 X X * p=0.001 *p=0.004
T1-T2 * p = 0.002 X X X
Results
ANOVA (a=0.05)
J Row (OPS) K+J Row (DUSTRAK II)
Concentration Emission Flux Concentration Emission Flux
* p=0.003 X * P= 0.001 * P=0.002
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Results
WA
BC
DE
F
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Corral Surface Assessment Score Frequency
Control PensDouble Stocked Pens
Surface Condition Score
% O
f Tim
es S
core
Used
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Boundary Between Control and Treatment Blocks
Dust Plume
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Discussion
PM10 Emissions reduced◉ Emission Flux◉ Emission Factor
Increased Stocking Density Changes Feedyard Surface◉ Compacting Manure layer◉ Increasing Moisture Content
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JBS Five Rivers
Acknowledgements
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J Row (OPS Measured) K Row (DUSTRAK II Measured)Avg 1hr Mass Concentration (mg/m3)
Avg Emission Flux (mg/m2-sec)
Emission Factor (kg/1000 hd-day)
Avg 1hr Mass Concentration (mg/m3)
Avg Emission Flux (mg/m2-sec)
Emission Factor (kg/1000 hd-day)
Control 632.16 45.15 54.33 339.8 42.16 50.73
Treatment 1 60.56 21.44 12.9 64.99 11.7 7.04
Treatment 2 292.85 21.89 13.18 52 7.56 4.55
Results