Bedding for broiler chickens: Two alternative systems

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 687-693

  Worley, J W ^a   Risse, L M ^a   Cabrera, M L ^b   Nolan Jr , M P ^c  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; AMMONIA; BORON COMPOUNDS; PAPER; PHOSPHORUS; RECYCLING; SAWDUST; WASTE UTILIZATION;

ALUM; BORIC ACID; BROILERS; LITTER;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0033311121     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Burke, G. B., A. J. Pescatore, A. H. Cantor, M. L. Straw, H. Xiangbai, and T. H. Johnson. 1993. Newspaper as litter material and its effects on the performance of broilers. J. Appl. Poultry Res. 2: 154-158.
2. Carter, T. A., F. W. Edens, and F. T. Jones. 1995. Performance of broilers reared on low density fiber and diced recycled paper litter under controlled research conditions. Unpublished Report, North Carolina State University, Poultry Science Dept., Raleigh.
3. Cassel, B., and R. C. Axtell. 1995. Darkling beetle and house fly development in four types of broiler litter. Unpublished Report, North Carolina State University, Entomology Dept., Raleigh.
4. Crooke, W. M., and W. E. Simpson. 1971. Determination of ammonium Kjeldahl digest of crops by an automated procedure. J. Sci. Food Agric. 22: 9-10.
5. Keeney, D. R., and D. W. Nelson. 1982. 2nd. Ed. Nitrogen - Inorganic forms. In Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 2: 643-698, eds. A. L. Page et al. Madison, Wis.: ASA, SSSA.
6. Lien, R. J., D. E. Conner, and S. F. Bilgili. 1992. The use of recycled paper chips as litter material for rearing broiler chickens. Poultry Science 71: 81-87
7. Moore Jr., P. A., and D. M. Miller. 1994. Decreasing phosphorus solubility in poultry litter with aluminum, calcium, and iron amendments. J. Environ. Qual. 23(2): 325-330.
8. Moore Jr., P. A., T. C. Daniel, D. R. Edwards, and D. M. Miller. 1995. Effect of chemical amendments on ammonia volatilization from poultry litter. J. Environ. Qual. 24(2): 293-300.
9. Moore Jr., P. A., T. C. Daniel, D. R. Edwards, and D. M. Miller. 1996. Evaluation of chemical amendments to reduce ammonia volatilization from poultry litter. Poultry Science 75: 315-320.
10. Murphy, J., and J. P. Riley. 1962. A modified single solution method for determination of phosphate in natural waters. Anal. Chim. Acta 27: 31-36.
11. Nable, R. O., G. S. Banuelos, and J. G. Paull. 1997. Boron toxicity. Plant and Soil. 198: 181-198. (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands)
12. Nelson, D. W., and L. E. Sommers. 1973. Determination of total nitrogen in plant material. Agron. J. 65: 109-112.
13. SAS. 1989. SAS/STAT User's Guide, Ver. 6, 4th Ed., Vol. 1., Cary, N.C.: SAS Institute Inc.
14. Safrit, R. D., and R. C. Axtell. 1984. Evaluations of sampling methods for darkling beetles (alphitobius diaperinus) in the litter of turkey and broiler houses. Poultry Science 63: 2368-2375.
15. Shreve, B. R., P. A. Moore Jr., T. C. Daniel, D. R. Edwards, and D. M. Miller. 1995. Reduction of phosphorus in runoff from field-applied poultry litter using chemical amendments. J. Environ. Qual. 24(1): 106-111.
16. Wilkinson, S. R. 1997a. Response of tifway 2 bermuda grass to fresh or composted broiler litter containing boric acid-treated paper bedding. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 28(3-5): 259-279.
17. _. 1997b. Response of Kentucky-31 tall fescue to broiler litter and composts made from broiler litter. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 28(3-5): 281-299.
18. Wong, J. W. C., R. F. Jiang, and D. C. Su. 1996. Boron availability in ash-sludge mixture and its uptake by corn seedlings (Zea Mays L). Soil Science 161(3): 182-187.