Ammonia emissions in animal production

Did you know that 64% of world-wide ammonia emission arises through livestock production, which contributes significantly to acidification of ecosystems? Ammonia (NH3) is one of the most common challenges in livestock production: It negatively affects the environment, human and animal health. Isn't it time for a natural solution contributing to reducing ammonia emissions in animal production? 

Industrial livestock production produces ammonia. Ammonia is produced by the bacterial decomposition of undigested nutrients, as well as proteins and urea in excrements. Cattle farming in particular contributes 50% of the global ammonia emissions, followed by pig and poultry farming. While the majority of ammonia emissions in pig farming occur directly in the barn, in cattle farming ammonia is primarily produced during the storage and spreading of manure. The ammonia released from the nitrogenous manure and the ammonium salts formed in the air can be transported over long distances by wind and water. They have an acidifying effect on soils and impair forest ecosystems, land and lakes with too much nitrogen - the result is overfertilization. 

On top, people living in the immediate vicinity of swine farms complain about odor emissions that require high investments to reduce ammonia concentrations in the exhaust air. Decreasing environmental pollution and protecting animal and human health while reducing emissions is clearly a top goal. Livestock ammonia management is the global target for a sustainable animal production and a safe environment.

 ^{*Trial on ammonia emission in broilers with Enviro QS®, P044, dosage: 100ppm
**Trial on ammonia emission in growing-finishing pigs with Enviro QS®, S086, dosage: 200ppm}