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How do beef cattle farm characteristics impact manure properties? Implications for agronomic circularization and sustainability.
| Τίτλος: | How do beef cattle farm characteristics impact manure properties? Implications for agronomic circularization and sustainability. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Rubio R; Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Orihuela, Alicante, Spain., Marks EA; Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Orihuela, Alicante, Spain.; Agrotecnio-CERCA Center, Lleida, Spain., Pérez-Espinosa A; Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Orihuela, Alicante, Spain., Martínez-Sabater E; Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Orihuela, Alicante, Spain., Andreu-Rodriguez J; Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Orihuela, Alicante, Spain., Calvet S; Institute of Animal Science and Technology (ICTA), Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain., Sanchis E; Institute of Animal Science and Technology (ICTA), Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain., Orden L; Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Orihuela, Alicante, Spain.; Estación Experimental Agropecuaria INTA Ascasubi (EEA INTA Ascasubi), Hilario Ascasubi, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Sáez-Tovar J; Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Orihuela, Alicante, Spain., Estellés F; Institute of Animal Science and Technology (ICTA), Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain., Moral R; Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Orihuela, Alicante, Spain. |
| Πηγή: | Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA [Waste Manag Res] 2026 Jul; Vol. 44 (7), pp. 1017-1026. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Feb 17. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Sage Publications Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9881064 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1096-3669 (Electronic) NLM ISO Abbreviation: Waste Manag Res Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Original Publication: London ; New York : Academic Press, c1983- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Manure*/analysis , Waste Management*/methods , Farms* , Animal Husbandry*, Fertilizers/analysis ; Nitrogen/analysis ; Phosphorus/analysis ; Animals ; Cattle ; Spain ; Agriculture |
| Περίληψη: | The pursuit of a circular economy in the meat production sector requires management of manure resources, which limits environmental contamination and maximizes fertilizing value. However, it is not known how easily identifiable farm characteristics may influence solid manure chemical properties, ostensibly leading to better standardization of manure management in the sector. In this study, we analysed cattle manure from 36 Spanish farms representing the most common productive models. Based on the categorizations of farm type (fattening and mixed), bedding type (straw, other, none) and farm size, our findings reveal significant variability in manure composition. N contents ranged from 0.35% to 3.87%, significantly influenced by farm type (p < 0.05), with fattening cattle manure having the greatest N contents. P and K contents were not affected by the studied categorical parameters, whereas P contents varied from 0.7% to 4.0%, and K contents varied from 0.28% to 3.2%, with the largest variabilities associated with farm size. Eight farms exceeded permitted limits for EU Fertilizing Products for Zn, but this could not be attributed to known farm characteristics. Also, one farm exceeded Ni limits, and one farm Hg limits. For use as fertilizer, the average estimated emissions avoidance from the manufacture of synthetic fertilizers was calculated to be 32.57 kg CO |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of conflicting interestsThe authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Manure; circular economy; fertilizers; greenhouse warming potential |
| Substance Nomenclature: | 0 (Manure) 0 (Fertilizers) N762921K75 (Nitrogen) 27YLU75U4W (Phosphorus) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260217 Date Completed: 20260701 Latest Revision: 20260701 |
| Update Code: | 20260702 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0734242X261416415 |
| PMID: | 41700411 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1096-3669 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/0734242X261416415 |