摘要 |
<p>Method for manure handling in particular for manure clearing at an animal installation in an animal facility, aimed at reducing environmentally harmful gaseous emissions from an animal facility, in particular for reducing ammonia emissions. The method comprises the steps of: automatically detecting one or more ambient weather variables at said facility, automatically determining an environmental clearing requirement dependent on the value of said one or more weather variables, determining a current clearing requirement derived from the greater of said environmental clearing requirement and a default clearing requirement, automatically operating a manure clearing device in accordance with said current clearing requirement, wherein said one or more ambient weather variables includes temperature or humidity or wind speed. A determined clearing requirement may embody a requirement for clearing on an immediate and ongoing basis, or at intervals which correspond to prevailing conditions or at intervals corresponding to a user-set or regulation-imposed maximum time between clearing cycles, or all of these.</p> |