RT Journal Article
T1 Hazards of swine slurry: Heavy metals, bacteriology, and overdosing—Physicochemical models to predict the nutrient value
A1 Fernández‐Labrada, Miguel
A1 López‐Mosquera, María Elvira
A1 García Calvo, Lucio
A1 Barrio, José Carlos
A1 López‐Fabal, Adolfo
K1 Electrical conductivity
K1 Fertilizer value
K1 Pig slurry
K1 Prediction model
AB In this work, 124 samples of slurry from 32 commercial farms of three animal categories (lactating sows, nursery piglets, and growing pigs) were studied. The samples were collected in summer and winter over two consecutive years and analyzed for physicochemical properties, macronutrient and micronutrient, heavy metals, and major microbiological indicators. The results were found to be influenced by farm type and to deviate especially markedly in nursery piglets, probably as a consequence of differences in pig age, diet, and management. The main potential hazards of the slurries can be expected to arise from their high contents in heavy metals (Cu and Zn), especially in the nursery piglet group, and from the high proportion of samples testing positive for Salmonella spp. (66%). Linear and nonlinear predictive equations were developed for each animal category and the three as a whole. Dry matter, which was highly correlated with N, CaO, and MgO contents, proved the best predictor of fertilizer value. Using an additional predictor failed to improve the results but nonlinear and farm-specific equations did. Rapid on-site measurements can improve the accuracy of fertilizer value estimates and help optimize the use of swine slurry as a result
PB Wiley
SN 1344-3941
YR 2023
FD 2023-07-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/31170
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/31170
LA eng
NO Animal Science Journal, 94(1), e13849
NO This work was supported by the Xunta de Galicia (Unidad Mixta de Investigacion, Desarrollo e Innovacion sobre el Sector Cárnico) and by the pre-doctoral grant of Miguel Fernández-Labrada from “Programa de ayudas a la etapa predoctoral” of the Xunta de Galicia (Consellería de Educacion, Universidade e Formacion Profesional) (grant number ED481A-2020/130)
DS Minerva
RD 28 abr 2026