Equipment costs are less since only a conventional tractor scraper, loader and manure spreader are needed. Less volume of material is handled because the waste need not be liquified to facilitate pumping. Work loads can be more evenly distributed when waste handling is on a daily basis. Threat of pollution is reduced since, generally, smaller amounts of manure are applied to the land at any one time. Low bedding-content, high moisture manure is hard to handle as a solid.
Weather conditions influence the handling characteristics of waste in open-housing systems.
Sufficient land area must be available for daily spreading and runoff control. The volume of manure and other waste that needs to be handled depends on animal size and number, housing system used, weather and management of the handling system. Tables 1 and 2 give basic dairy waste production data from which to compute the daily handling requirements of your operation. Daily Manure and Urine Production of Dairy Animals. Daily Storage Requirements for Waste Bedding.