This study was undertaken to measure the intestinal nitrous oxide concentrations in horses with and without nitrous oxide addition to the inhalation gas mixture. The nitrous oxide concentrations in the intestinal gas samples from 20 horses without any nitrous oxide addition during anaesthesia (9 ...

Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract of horses are caused by many factors and have a complex pathogenesis. Developing effective methods of differential diagnostics is of high fundamental and applied importance. The pathogenesis of diseases of the digestive tract of horses accompanied by the...

Optimal manure management can maximize agronomic benefits and minimize environmental impacts. Field experiments were conducted in the Pacific Northwest (Vancouver, Canada) to determine how chicken and horse manures that were fall-applied to meet nitrogen crop demand affect soil ammonium (NH₄⁺) and...

The pathogenesis of diseases of the digestive tract of horses, accompanied by the development of inflammation and oxidative stress, can be associated with a lack of nitrogen monoxide, which controls a variety of signaling pathways in the body. Nitrogen monoxide (NO) takes part in the work of the...

The greenhouse gases (GHGs) derived from agriculture include carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane (CH₄). Of these GHGs, CH₄, in particular, constitutes a major component of the GHG emitted by the agricultural sector. Along with environmental concerns, CH₄ emission also leads to losses in...

This study aimed to determine the emissions of methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) from seven Tunisian livestock species and their evolution over eleven consecutive years (2008-2018). The species of animals used were cattle (dairy and others), sheep, goats, camelids, horses, donkeys and mules,...

Manure-based soil amendments (herein "amendments") are important fertility sources, but differences among amendment types and management can significantly affect their nutrient value and environmental impacts. A 6-month in situ decomposition experiment was conducted to determine how protection from ...

It can be a challenge to find suitable horse bedding materials that provide higher moisture absorption, better animal comfort, greater fertilizer values, and improved indoor environment. Our first objective was to determine the water absorption capacity (WAC) of two bedding materials, flax shive...

Farm activities contribute to approximately one-third of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. Most of the GHG in the atmosphere comes from carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), and nitrous oxide (N₂O). The main objective of this research is to investigate direct and indirect GHG emission in five...

Greenhouse gas (GHG; methane and nitrous oxide) emissions from enteric fermentation and manure management of Indian livestock were estimated from the last two Indian livestock census datasets (2003 and 2007) using IPCC Tier 2 (2006) guidelines. The total annual GHG emissions from Indian livestock...