Emission factors for cattle for modelling and reporting

The emission factors below should be used when carrying out ammonia assessments, these factors are subject to change as further information becomes available, only the emission factors on the website at the time of your application will be considered valid.

Source Ammonia in kg NH3/AAP

Buildings 

  

Dairy cattle housed on slurry  

9.7 

Beef cattle housed on slurry  

  

4.6  

  

Dairy cattle housed on FYM  

  

6.5 

Beef cattle housed on FYM  

  

3.1 

Dairy and beef calves housed on FYM  

  

0.9 

 

Hard standings (uncovered yards)  

 

% TAN 

Dairy collecting yards, dairy and beef feeding yards  

  

75 

 

Slurry stores  

  

 

g NH3/m2/d  

  

Dairy and beef slurry stores (uncrusted)  

  

4.2 

Dairy slurry stores (crusted)  

  

2.1 

Beef slurry stores (crusted)  

  

2.1 

FYM stores 

 

g NH3/t FYM/yr  

  

Dairy and beef FYM stores  

  

322 

 

Manure application  

  

% TAN 

Following application of slurry to land  

  

32 

Following application of FYM to land  

  

68 

During grazing  

  

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