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Energy Potential from Livestock and Poultry Wastes in the South

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  • Jones, Harold B., Jr.
  • Ogden, E. A.

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Livestock and poultry wastes could produce significant amounts of biomass energy if conventional energy prices continue to rise. This study estimates the economically recoverable energy available through anaerobic digestion or direct burning of animal wastes in the South for the base year 1980 with projections for 1985 and 1990. Potential thermal energy from livestock and poultry wastes in 1990 could total more than 79.5 trillion Btu, or about 30 percent of the energy from such sources nationwide. The total potential farm value of biomass energy from livestock and poultry enterprises in the South could range from $344 million to $1.08 billion in 1990 depending upon the types of conventional energy displaced. Energy products from these wastes attained their highest value when substituted for LP gas.

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  • Jones, Harold B., Jr. & Ogden, E. A., 1984. "Energy Potential from Livestock and Poultry Wastes in the South," Agricultural Economic Reports 307968, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerser:307968
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307968
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    1. Christensen, L. A. & Trierweiler, J. R. & Ulrich, T. J. & Erickson, M. W., 1981. "Managing Animal Wastes: Guidelines for Decisionmaking," Miscellaneous Publications 330147, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
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