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Manure Application Equipment

Potentially lethal gases such as hydrogen sulphide (H

2

S) are released when liquid manure is disturbed. Take special care to ensure adequate ventilation when there are people or animals present, and never enter a confined space where manure is present without a respirator.

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Figure 4.5.2 Example of a pump used to agitate liquid manure prior to application.

Figure 4.5.3 Three Types of Openers Available to Inject Liquid Manure. (a) Yetter disk opener (b) Sweep opener (c) Knife or Spike opener.