Changes of chosen properties of cattle manure anaerobically stored and composted in fall and winter conditions.
One of the requirements enforced by the European Union is an improvement of the environment quality throughout the proper waste management. And in this area, the manure storage on the field is a serious environmental problem in Poland. Thus the search for the manure valorization methods has been started. Composting of the manure with a proper access of oxygen seems to be the best solution. The aim of this study was to compare two methods of cattle manure management (composting and anaerobic storage) and examination of the technically exploitative capabilities for the implementation in small and medium-size farms of a cattle manure composting technology by its aeration. During the research conducted in fall and winter conditions in a pile composted and stored in the conventional anaerobic technology, many measurements and analyses have been carried out which allowed to state that obtained compost is a fertilizer better and more rich in the components than manure stored in traditional anaerobic technology.