Fertilizing value of broiler litter: Effects of drying and pelletizing

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 5626-5633

  Lopez Mosquera M E ^a   Cabaleiro, F ^a   Sainz, M J ^a   Lopez Fabal A ^a   Carral, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Broiler litter; Fertilizing value; Heavy metals; Rice hull

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HULLS (SEED COVERINGS); OPTIMIZATION; PELLETIZING;

BROILER LITTER; FERTILIZING VALUE; RICE HULL;

FERTILIZERS;

AMMONIA; CADMIUM; COPPER; FERTILIZER; IRON; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFUR; UREA;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FERTILIZERS; HULLS (SEED COVERINGS); OPTIMIZATION; PELLETIZING;

CROP RESIDUE; DRY MATTER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HEAVY METAL; MANURE; NITROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; PH; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION CONTROL; POULTRY; UREA;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DRY WEIGHT; DRYING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FARMING SYSTEM; FECES; MATERIALS HANDLING; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PELLETIZING; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; STORAGE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DESICCATION; FERTILIZERS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MANURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 43049106473     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.10.034     Document Type: Article

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