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@article{185146,
        author = {Anuj},
        title = {Utilization of Livestock Waste Management: Issues and Challenges from the Hisar District, Haryana},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {5},
        pages = {714-723},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=185146},
        abstract = {The study was carried out to estimate the livestock population and waste generation in the Hisar district. The study investigated the effect of open dumping of animal wastes on the farm workers’ health and the environment. Total household is 449546 and more than 70 % population living in village in Hisar district. Hisar is primarily an agricultural and livestock region. Major livestock’s of Hisar is buffalos, Cattles, Goats and Sheeps. To do this, livestock farms in 255 different settlement areas (villages) were investigated. It was seen that about 90% of the livestock farms were closer (1.0-500 m) to the residential area than they should be disposed or stored their wastes carelessly in open places around the barns. The majority of the people living in the research area complained of uncomfortable smells and sights. Wet waste was found dumped on ground, which is a big source of contamination of ground water and foul smell in the area. Improperly managed livestock wastes can lead to fecal contamination of waters receiving agricultural runoff. The danger to humans lies in the possibility of these fecal organisms entering water and food supplies. Concerns and worries about the effects of pathogens, anti-microbial drugs, heavy metals and pesticides that are present in animal manure on environments and consequently, human being health is fast gaining attention in recent times.
In order to prevent all these environmental problems, small farms should be unified under a cooperative and shifted to a certain safe distance. Wastes from the farms should be stored in leakage proof stores and be used for biogas and organic fertiliser production. The most appropriate techniques of animal waste management involve proper treatment followed by application of the treated wastes to cropland for agricultural use as organic fertilizer sources.},
        keywords = {Livestock Waste, Waste Management, Waste Generation, Open Dumping, Organic Fertilizer, Biofertilizer.},
        month = {October},
        }