Evaluation of monitoring factors for the prediction of an appropriate collection time of swine manure from storage facility

The poor management and non-existence of safety devices during the collection of manure from the storage tank causing the environmental problems and need to be properly addressed. The objective of this research is to develop an appropriate time for collection of manure using monitoring of different attributes of storage tank such water level, properties of manure, and odor concentration in the manure storage tank of swine farms. The monitoring of storage tank was conducted by water level sensor and setting the concentration of odor as secondary factor. The results showed that collection time of manure can be set according to the environmental factors of the manure storage tank. It is concluded that the amount of manure storage of swine farms and the selection of an appropriate collection point may differ in different farmhouse due to the dissimilar characteristics of the farmhouse's storage tank operation. It is recommended that management practices must be evaluated periodically and updated as per requirements.