NCLE Resources

Publications

C. Wilson, M. Undi, M. Tenuta, D. Tremorin, L. Coppi, K. Wittenberg, and K. Ominski. 2011. Utilization of liquid hog manure to fertilize grasslands in southeast Manitoba: Impact of application timing and forage harvest strategy on nutrient utilization and accumulation. Nutr. Cycling Agroecosystems (accepted)

W.L. Chiyoka, X. Hao, F. Zvomuya and X. Li. 2011. Nitrous oxide emissions from Chernozemic soils amended with anaerobically digested beef cattle feedlot manure: A laboratory study. Animal Feed Science and Technology 166–167 492– 502

O. Wohlgemut, N. Cicek, J. Oleszkiewicz and R. Sparling. 2011. Co-digestion of hog manure with glycerol to boost biogas and methane production. Transactions of the ASABE 54(2): 723-727

M. Tenuta, M. Mkhabela, D. Tremorin, L. Coppi, G. Phipps, D. Flaten and K. Ominski. 2010. Nitrous oxide and methane emission from a coarse-textured grassland soil receiving hog slurry. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 138: 35-43.

E. M. Jordaan, J. Ackerman and N. Cicek. 2010. Phosphorus removal from anaerobically digested swine wastewater through struvite precipitation. Water Science and Technology 61(12): 3228–3234

C. Wilson, M. Undi, M. Tenuta, K.M. Wittenberg, D. Flaten, D.O. Krause, M.H. Entz, R. Holley, and K.H. Ominski. 2010. Pasture productivity, cattle productivity and metabolic status following fertilization of a grassland with liquid hog manure: A three-year study. Canadian Journal of Animal Science 90: 233-243.

A.J. Glenn, B.D. Amiro, M. Tenuta, S.E. Stewart and C. Wagner-Riddle. 2010. Carbon dioxide exchange in a northern prairie cropping system over three years. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 150: 908-918

Y. Yang, E.G. Kiarie, B.A. Slominski, A. Brûlé-Babel and C.M. Nyachoti. 2010. Amino acid and fiber digestibility, intestinal bacterial profile and enzyme activity in growing pigs fed dried distillers’ grains with solubles-based diets. J. Anim. Sci. 88:3304-3312

C. Welsh, M. Tenuta, D. N. Flaten, J. R. Thiessen-Martens, and M. H. Entz. 2009. High yielding organic crop management decreases plant-available but not recalcitrant soil phosphorus. Agron. J. 101:1027–1035.

Emiola A., O.O. Akinremi, B. Slominski and C.M. Nyachoti. 2009. Nutrient utilization and manure P excretion in growing pigs fed corn-barley-soybean based diets supplemented with microbial phytase. Animal Science Journal 80: 19-26.

Natalie C. Berard, R. Holley, T. McAllister, K. Ominski, K. Wittenberg, K. Bouchard, J. Bouchard and Denis O. Krause. 2009. Potential to reduce Escherichia coli shedding in cattle feces by using sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) forage, tested in vitro and in vivo. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 75:1074-1079

E. Kebreab, J. Dijkstra, A. Bannink, and J. France. 2009. Advances in modeling ruminant nutrient utilization (Invited paper). J. Anim. Sci. 87:E111-E122

Ellis, J. L., E. Kebreab, N.E. Odongo, K. Beauchemin, S. McGinn, J. D. Nkrumah, S. S. Moore, R. Christopherson, G. K. Murdoch, B. W. McBride, E. K. Okine, and J. France. 2009. Modeling methane production from beef cattle using linear and non-linear approaches. J. Anim. Sci. 87: 1334-1345.

E. Kebreab, J. France, R.P. Kwakkel, S. Leeson, H. Darmani Kuhi and J. Dijkstra. 2008. Development and evaluation of a dynamic model of calcium and phosphorus flows in layers. Poultry Science 88: 680-689

R. Holley, J. Walkty, B. Blank, M. Tenuta, K. Ominski, D. Krause and L.K. Ng. 2008. Examination of Salmonella and Escherichia coli translocation from hog manure to forage, soil and cattle grazed on the hog manure-treated pasture. Journal of Environmental Quality 37:2083-2092.

K.L. Conn, M. Tenuta and G. Lazarovits. 2008. Liquid swine manure can kill Verticillium dahliae microsclerotia in soil by volatile fatty acid, nitrous oxide and ammonia toxicity. Phytopathology 95: 28-35

M.J. Wiens, M.H. Entz, C. Wilson and K.H. Ominski. 2008. Energy requirements for transport and surface application of liquid pig manure in Manitoba, Canada. Agricultural Systems 98: 74-81.

A. Mahran, M. Tenuta, M.L. Hanson and F. Daayf. 2008. Mortality of Pratylenchus penetrans by volatile fatty acids from liquid hog manure. Journal of Nematology 40: 119-126

M. Undi, C. Wilson, K.H. Ominski and K.M. Wittenberg. 2008. Comparison of techniques for estimation of forage dry matter intake by grazing beef cattle. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 88: 6 93
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A.A. Stewart, M. Undi, C. Wilson, K.H. Ominski and K.M. Wittenberg. 2008. Estimation of carbon dioxide production and energy expenditure of grazing cattle by the sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) tracer gas technique. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 88:651-658.

Long Term Sample and Data Archive

Inventory:

Fall 2007:
• 0-360 cm depth soil samples dried and ground
• 0-15 cm soil samples fresh frozen at -80 C
• manure samples freeze dried
• manure samples fresh frozen at -80 C

2008:
• silage biomass samples at harvest dried and ground
• 0-120 cm depth soil samples post harvest dried and ground
• 0-15 cm soil samples post harvest, pre-manure application fresh frozen at -80 C
• 0-15 cm soil samples 1 wk post-manure (manured annual plots only) fresh frozen at -80 C
• manure samples at time of spreading fresh frozen at -80 C

Please contact Trevor Fraser, NCLE Technician for a complete description of samples and data available in our sample and data archive for research acitivities.

Weather Monitoring at NCLE Research Sites

Visit our Weather Monitoring Page for real time temperature, precipitation, wind direction, wind speed and more for our NCLE TGAS MAN Site at Glenlea and at the La Broquerie Research Site. Weather archives are also available for 2005-2008 for the Glenlea site.

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Information Sheets

For additional reference, we have prepared a number of information sheets for download:

At a Glance Reference Guide for NCLE download

NCLE Agricultural By-Products Processing Research and Demonstration Facility backgrounder download

NCLE Cattle-Forage Production Systems Research download

Swine Facilities and Research download
Newly Updated! University of Manitoba Swine Research - November 2010 download

Feedmill/Poultry Research Highlights download
Newly Updated! University of Manitoba Poultry Research - November 2010 download

NCLE Research in Support of Achieving Manure Phosphorus Balance in Manitoba webpage or pdf download

Forms of P in Different Manures and Their Impact on P Runoff and Leaching Losses from Manure Amended Soils: Summary and Implications download

Best Management Strategies to Improve the Productivity and Environmental Sustainability of Grassland Pasture Systems download

Sustainable Agriculture Modeling download

Trace Gas Manitoba Greenhouse Gas Field Emission Site download

Glenlea Long Term Manure and Crop Management Field Trial download

Protocols for Visiting Glenlea Research Station download

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