ABE 3270L: Animal Production Systems Design Lab
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Laboratory 2.
Prereq: Credit or enrollment in TSM 3270
Engineering analysis of Livestock and Poultry production systems as related to applications of Precision Livestock Farming Technology (PLFT), economic and environmental management, and manure and nutrient management. Focus on the design of animal production systems based on ASABE/NRCS Standards and Local Codes. Concrete and earthen manure storages and open-lot runoff management structures; utilization of RUSLE-2 and P-index in the development of comprehensive nutrient management plans; making economic and environmental management decisions related to improving production, gaseous emissions reporting, and odor mitigation.
(Typically Offered: Fall)