Abstract:

Uncontrolled disposal of animal wastes without taking any precautions turns livestock enterprises into a "non-point-continuous polluting source". However, with the appropriate waste treatment method, animal wastes will be a valuable plant nutrient element and can be used to meet local energy needs in certain regions with some infrastructure works. For this purpose, in this study, the manure that can be obtained from cattle and chickens and potential biogas production amounts and the energy values that can be obtained by using this produced biogas were calculated for Adana Province. In Adana province and its districts for 2018 and 2019 respectively, the total number of cattle is 265430 heads and 259684 heads and the total number of poultry (broilers and laying hen) 7236248 and 6556620. The total amount of usable animal manure for these numbers is also in 2018 and 2019, respectively; for cattle 1796280.4 tons year-1 and 1785054.8 tons year-1 and for poultry animals 476853.9 tons year-1 and 438219.5 tons year-1. The total amount of electrical energy to be obtained from these wastes is determined as 342.32 MWhe year-1 for cattle waste and 172.06 MWhe year-1 for poultry.

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