Nitrogen Emissions from Broilers Measured by Mass Balance Over 18 Consecutive Flocks
By C. D. Coufal, C. Chavez, P. R. Niemeyer, and J. B. Carey, Texas A&M University and published by Poultry Science - Emission of nitrogen in the form of ammonia from poultry rearing facilities has been an important topic for the poultry industry because...

The Value Of Poultry Litter
By Casey W. .Ritz, Extension Poultry Scientist, The University of Georgia - Poultry litter is perhaps one of the most valuable and yet under appreciated by-products that a poultry farm generates. With the rising cost of commercial fertilizer, poultry...

Nutrient Management: Air and Water Quality Issues
By G.T. Tabler, Poultry Science Department at the University of Arkansas's Avian Advice - The countryside has long been the place to live or retreat to for fresh air and clean water. However, rural America is also home to production agriculture that feed...

Managing Manure to Improve Air and Water Quality
By Marcel Aillery, Noel Gollehon, Robert Johansson, Jonathan Kaplan, Nigel Key, and Marc Ribaudo, Economic Research service, USDA - Animal waste from confined animal feeding operations is a potential source of air and water quality degradation from evaporation...

Composting Mass Poultry Mortalities
By Casey W. Ritz, Extension Poultry Scientist, Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia - Composting is a natural process where beneficial microorganisms decompose and transform organic materials into a useful and biologically stable end-product...

Poultry Litter Sampling
By Casey W. Ritz, Extension Poultry Scientist, Paul F. Vendrell and Armando Tasistro, Agricultural and Environmental Services Laboratory, University of Georgia - Poultry litter is a mixture of poultry manure, feathers, wasted feed, and bedding material...

Poultry Mortality Composting Management Guide
By Casey W. Ritz, Extension Poultry Scientist and John W. Worley, Extension Engineer, University of Georgia - Disposal of dead birds can be a problem for poultry growers. Typical methods of mortality disposal include burial, incineration, rendering, and...

Coexisting with Neighbors: A Poultry Farmer’s Guide
By Casey W. Ritz, Ph.D. Extension Poultry Scientist, University of Georgia - The farming environment in which we live is continually changing. Several factors stand out as influences of that change in this day and age: the geographic consolidation of...

Evaluation of Litter Treatments on Salmonella Recovery in Poultry Litter
By J.B. Payne and Susan E. Watkins, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science at the University of Arkansas's Avian Advice - Pathogenic bacterial populations can have a negative effect on the production and health of birds if concentrations are too...

Poultry Litter as a Fertilizer and Soil Amendment
By G. L. Mullins, Professor, Crop and Soil Environmental Science and E. S. Bendfeldt, Associate Extension Agent, Agricultural and Natural Resources; R.A. Clark, Extension Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Virginia State University - Poultry litter,...

Odor and Air Emissions From Poultry Facilities
By G.T. Tabler, Applied Broiler Research Unit Manager at the University of Arkansas's Avian Advice - In Arkansas, production agriculture is a $4 billion annual industry, three-fourths of which comes from livestock, mainly poultry (EPA, 1998). Modern...

Broiler Production: Soil and Water Quality Farm Assessment System
By Dr. Mike Lacy, Associate Professor and Dr. Larry Vest, Associate Professor, Poultry Science Department, University of Georgia - This report provides an outline for self-assessing broiler farm operational practices in relation to soil and water qua...

Shelterbelts: Has Their Time Come ?
By G.T. Tabler, Poultry Science Department at the University of Arkansas's Avian Advice - The increasing urban expansion into rural areas creates numerous challenges for livestock producers to various types of farming operations. A strong livestock...

Practices to Reduce Ammonia
Prepared by Wendy Powers, Iowa State University - Practices to control ammonia emissions associated with livestock production can be applied to animal housing, manure and compost storage areas, and land where manure is applied. This document provides...

Poultry Waste: Georgia's 50 Million Dollar Forgotten Crop
By Larry Vest and Bill Merka, Extension Poultry Scientists & William I. Segars, Extension Agronomist, The University of Georgia - The value of manure as a source of plant nutrients has been recognized for centuries. Poultry manure contains all essential...