Geoinformation methods for development of intensive animal husbandry in catchment basins of small rivers in the belgorod region

The article discusses the area of distribution of livestock complexes in Korochansky district of the Belgorod region, as well as in the catchment areas of the rivers (Koren, Korocha, Mokraya Ivitsa and Razumnaya) located on its territory. The quantitative characteristics of manure runoff from livestock complexes in the territory of the studied catchment basins, as well as the specific load of production waste on the catchment area caused by them, are discussed.. The areas of livestock breeding complexes in the basins of the rivers explored were mapped using the high-resolution remote sensing data. Geoprocessing tools helped to figure out the main parameters of the production sites of livestock breeding complexes. This made it possible to calculate the intensity of distributed area loads of livestock waste through the areas of typical production complexes. The obtained indicators served as the basis for modeling the degree of anthropogenic load on the studied catchments. The method of scoring the intensity of the impact of the livestock industry on the river basin structures of the Korochansky district was developed. Based on geoprocessing tools, the maps of anthropogenic load were created. They represent the determined zones of the most significant impact of the livestock industry on the territory of the Korochansky district as well as river catchment basins within this territory. The key assessment factor for territorial distribution of animal waste is to take into account the boundaries of the basin structures. This is due to the fact that livestock wastewater is distributed subject to the relief pattern, and the boundaries of the basins act as barriers to the spread of pollutants.