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Author(s): Philippe Rochette, Sylvain Pigeon, Denis Côté, Daniel Massé, Marc-Olivier Gasser,
Publication Date: January 1, 2006
Reference: Philippe Rochette, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Soil-Plant Atmosphere interactions, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sylvain Pigeon, Eng., M. Sc., BPR Councelling Group, Denis Côté, Agr., M.Sc., Agroenvironement Research and Development Institute (IRDA), Marc-Olivier Gasser, Agr., Ph.D., Optimize the use of fertilizers and soil amendments research area, IRDA, Daniel Massé, Agr., Ph.D., Environmental Biotechnology and Farm Effluents Management Research Area, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Study conducted under a Research and Development Program for the Quebec Pork Producers’ Federation.
Country: Canada

Summary:

The spreading of pig slurry is gaining importance on perennial crops, particularly grasslands. In this context, we examined three new technologies aimed at reducing odours with comparison to the common “low” surface sprayer boom equipped with deflector plates. Those new devices are: the surface sprayer boom with trailing drop pipes, the sprayer boom with soil cutting sweeps and finally a combination of the trailing pipe boom and a soil aerator. Our results showed that the trailing pipe boom, with a cost only slightly superior to that of the common boom sprayer, was the most efficient in reducing nitrogen losses by volatilization. Compared with the common sprayer boom, it reduced odours by 50% at spreading. But on this latter aspect, the low boom sprayer with cutting sweeps was the most efficient, emitting an odour concentration of only 25% that emitted by the common sprayer boom. However, this ramp was the most expensive of all and is not yet available in Québec. Finally, the combination of the trailing pipe boom and soil aerator could not be tested as extensively as the other booms, but proved to release less odours, at spreading and three days later, than the trailing pipe boom used alone, and to cause only a little more nitrogen losses. By mounting the trailing pipe boom and the soil aerator together on the same device, one would better align the aerator’s teeth and the trailing pipes and thus better reduce nitrogen losses and odour emissions.

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