Sustainable Management of Livestock Waste

· Introduction to the course. The territorial distribution of farms and related environmental issues. The main reasons for environmental impact produced by livestock farming activity. (2h)
· The main analytical parameters affecting livestock farming residues. The reference parameters for the evaluation of the organic and nitrogen load. Existing environmental legislation: constraints and operational problems. (2h)
· The composition of bovine, pig and poultry effluents according to the management, buildings and structural typologies. (2h)
· The feeding techniques as a system for the control of nitrogenous forms in the manure. (2h)
· The methodological approach according to the IPPC regulation. (2h)
· Integrated environmental authorization . (2h)
· Best Available Techniques related to buildings and their influence on the final characteristics of effluent products. (4h)
· The separation of the solid fraction and its implications on the nitrogen load. Aerobic and anaerobic storage techniques. (2h)
· Moisture removal and stabilization: dehydration and composting. Extraction of mineral fertilisers from the liquid fraction of the slurry. (2h)
· Anaerobic digestion. (4h)
· Aerobic biological treatments for nitrogen removal. The principles of the process, the types of plant, the management. (4h)
· The problem of odors, the standard of reference and its management. (2h)
· Post-treatments. Phyto-depuration and separation with membranes. (2h)