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Course Description

Animal Waste Management provides a broad view of animal waste regulation as it pertains to daily management and application of poultry waste as fertilizer. You will learn about the history of environmental regulation as it affects poultry waste management systems as well as the importance of nutrient cycling and waste management in crop systems and public health. You will then be able to apply this knowledge to water and air quality, mortality management and composting, and hatchery wastes.

Course Outline

  • Agriculture, nutrients, and the environment
  • Pollution and water quality
  • All about manure
  • All about chicken litter
  • Nutrient management
  • Animal waste regulation
  • Phosphorus cycling and forms
  • Phosphorus transformations
  • Phosphorus management
  • Nitrogen cycling
  • Nitrogen transformations
  • Air emissions
  • Odor and dust emissions
  • Mitigation of air emissions
  • Mortality management and composting
  • Hatchery wastes

Learner Outcomes

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Define waste products produced from animal agricultural systems and how research and technology influence waste management practices.
  • Identify and discuss the governmental agencies and laws that regulate animal feeding operations.
  • Examine how public perception and policy regarding environmental quality impact animal agricultural issues.
  • Discuss major plant nutrient cycles and examine how human activities influence environmental conditions through nutrient alteration.

Notes

Google Chrome is the preferred browser for this course. If you would like to receive a refund, please contact Jill Domel at jill.domel@ag.tamu.edu and include the name of the course for which you are requesting a refund in the subject line. Please note that you are not eligible to receive a refund if you have started the course.

Prerequisites

Breeder and Hatchery Management

Applies Towards the Following Bundles/Packages

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Section Title
Animal Waste Management
Language of Delivery
English
Section Schedule
Date and Time TBA
Delivery Options
Online  
Course Fee(s)
PMPC Course 4 - AWM non-credit $450.00 Click here to get more information
Drop Request Deadline
TBD
Transfer Request Deadline
TBD
Reading List / Textbook
There are no required texts for this course.

Section Notes

You must have completed the Breeder and Hatchery Management course to enroll in this course.
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