[Digestion] Manure management

[Duncan Martin]

Hi Vianney

I can't help with data but it strikes me that Africa is a big place - and
very diverse! There would be a lot of tribal people with just a handful of
beasts - hard to count - but if they are counted, they'd bring the average
number per owner down to a very small figure.

I would doubt the usefulness of any stats above national level - even if
they were accurate - so I am curious to know what you want the data for. I
guess I am finding it hard to think of any rational use for it!

Duncan




On 22 February 2011 07:31, Vianney Tumwesige <trustvianney at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Please are any of you able to help me on the following question.  According
> to the 2006 IPCC Green House Gas Inventory Guidelines, c.90% of manure
> management in Africa is pasture and or burnt for fuel, as opposed to wet
> storage of slurry in lagoons etc. These guidelines use figures from a 1992
> paper.  The breakdown is as follows;
>
>    - Dairy: 83% pasture, 5% daily spread, 6% burnt for fuel 4% other
>
>
>    - Other cattle: 1% dry lot, 95% pasture, 1% daily spread, 3% burnt for
>    fuel
>
>
>    - Pigs: 6% liquid slurry, 6% solid storage, 87% dry lot, 1% pit
>
>
> Please could any of you let me know if you have any more up to date
> references and is there any indication of average number of animals per
> livestock owner?
>
> Thank you very much
>
>
> --
> Vianney Tumwesige
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>
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