Improving the Environmental and Economic Sustainability of Dairy Farming using Value-Added Products derived from the Anaerobic Digestion of Manure

The aim of this study was to examine how manure-derived value-added products via anaerobic digestion impact the environment and economics of dairy farming. An on-farm anaerobic digester (AD) at Virginia dairy was used in this study. The AD performance evaluated for: (i) biogas production (ii) waste...

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Main Author: Collins, Elizabeth
Other Authors: Biological Systems Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51640