Ammonia emissions from beef cattle feedyards: a review

This review described the state of the science concerning the generation, measurement, and mitigation of ammonia (NH3) emissions from beef cattle feedyards. NH3 emissions primarily come from urinary urea in cattle manure. In the past, constant emission factors were used to inventory NH3 emissions. C...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Animal Science
Main Authors:	Myeongseong Lee, Brent W. Auvermann, Luis O. Tedeschi, Jacek A. Koziel, Carolina B. Brandani, Vinícius N. Gouvêa, Jason K. Smith, Kenneth D. Casey
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-07-01
Subjects:	gas quantification emission factors emission mitigation feedyard management practices air quality sustainable agriculture
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fanim.2025.1608387/full

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