Odour Management Plan for Alberta Livestock Producers

Factors affecting the release of odour
The level of odour emissions from confined feeding operations depends on a number of factors, including the following:

• size of operation
• type of building and ventilation system
• type of operation and the rearing cycle
• feeding regime
• management of the operation
• manure storage
• manure application practices

• proximity to neighbours and other sensitive receptors
• local topography
• prevalent weather conditions such as wind speed, wind direction and atmospheric stability

• Provide a general description of your operation.
• Identify neighbouring residents to the operation.
• Identify land receiving manure.
• Consider potential concerns neighbours may have because of proximity, nature of the landscape or primary wind direction.

• This step is divided into four main management areas: Neighbour and Community Relations, Manure
• Management, Feed Storage, and Manure Application.
• The most common odour sources associated within each management area are identified.
• Odour sources may or may not exist on your operation.
• By picking practices applicable to your operation, you can assess the potential for your operation to produce odour concerns
• The objective is to move from a high potential to a low potential.

• Identify what actions could be taken with each of the applicable potential odour sources identified in Step 2.
• Identify timelines when action items may be implemented.

• Review odour management plan on a regular basis.
• Fill in the date when actions were completed.