Livestock Farming

Innovations in livestock farming focus on reducing environmental impacts and benefiting farmers. Technologies like ammonia-to-fertilizer conversion (Gas Loop) and biorefinery processes for local feed sources (Biorefinery-Glas) enhance nutrient efficiency, cut GHG emissions, and improve animal welfare. Decision support tools guide farmers in adopting best practices, reducing pollution, and managing nutrients effectively. These advancements lower dependency on imported feeds, foster circular economies, and promote sustainable livestock systems with minimized carbon footprints.

Livestock farming

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What are the product steams from biorefinery glas?

1. Grass, fertiliser and starch.

2. Press cake, protein feeds, high sugar pre-biotics and grass whey fertiliser.

3. Chlorophyll, Nitrogen and fiber.

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What were the maps called which were developed to identify pollution risks on farms ?​

1. PPS : Pasture Production Service

2. PPZ : Pollution Potential Zones

3. PPI : Potential Pollution Issues

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How does the gas loop system capture ammonia rich air?

1. By washing it from the manure

2. By drawing air containing ammonia from beneath the floors of stables

3. By filtering the liquid part of manures

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What nutrient is recovered from air scrubbing process and what are its uses?​

1. Ammonia is recovered and converted into ammonium sulphate fertiliser.

2. Phosphorus is recovered and converted into struvite fertiliser.

3. Nitrogen is recovered and converted into urea fertiliser.

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How does air washing benefit animal welfare?

1. Improved air quality

2. Lower respiratory diseases in the animals

3. All of the above

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What protection measures were undertaken to impove water quality?

1. Fencing 15.5 km of waterways, using buffer zones.

2. Creating sediment traps, green cover crops, nutrient planning.

3. All of the above

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How did soil testing and nutrient management plans benefit farmers and the water quality?

1. They didn’t benefit from them

2. They resulted in higher fertilizer application rates

3. They resulted in correct application rates and timings, reducing nutrient losses and costs.

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What % protein is the mongastric feed which is produced?

1. 33.9%

2. 42.7%

3. 10.9%

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What can the remaining juice be used for after processing?

1. It cannot be used

2. It is used as grass whey fertiliser

3. It is used as a liquid feedstuff for ruminants.

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