Researcher explores way to burn poultry litter to provide heat source
US - An agricultural engineering researcher at the University of Arkansas said he has found a way to burn poultry litter to heat poultry houses. He said it could be better for the birds, better for the farmers and better for the environment.
10 July 2007
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Tom Costello worked with Lynndale Systems Inc., a furnace manufacturer in Harrison, to test a furnace prototype that uses a blend of poultry waste and bedding material as fuel to heat chicken houses.
The prototype needs improvements before it is economically feasible for a commercial market, Costello said.
