Journal of Pollution Effects & Control
Open Access
ISSN: 2375-4397
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2375-4397
+44 1223 790975
Muhammad Sulyman
Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation,
United Kingdom
Research Article
Response of Soil Properties to Land Use Change from Wheat to Pig Production
Author(s): Muhammad SulymanMuhammad Sulyman
A significant change in land use has been a continued increase in large, intensive outdoor pig production which is largely fueled by increased economic and market forces. While this change has solved the need for animal welfare, customer satisfaction of natural and organic pork and the need for reduced capital input to sustain business for farmers, the environment, however, stand at no gain to the present moment. Increased accumulation of N surplus in soil has continued to increase leaching propensity, threatening surface water pollution. In this study, an investigation was conducted at Field Research Unit, University of Leeds Farm Ltd to determine the possible changes on soil from transformation from wheat to pig production. Soil core samples were collected from two paddocks Gilt and Gilt Train each stocked with 30 gestating sows ha-1 for 3 and 2 weeks respectively, and fr.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2375-4397.1000211