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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"litter management"”.
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The measurement and reduction of urban litter entering stormwater drainage systems
… programme and to set out generic guidelines for litter management in South African urban catchments.
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Prevalence of Campylobacter in a turkey production facility
… 1 and 2, and the effect of time, gender, and litter (fresh or used) was determined for flock 3. Poults, poult-box liners, waterers, and fecal droppings were monitered throughout production for the presence of Campylobacter using Campy-Cefex agar incubated at 42°C under microaerophilic …
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Wall jet model for ceiling fan applications in broiler houses
… developed to predict the air velocity near the litter to aid litter management decisions. Ceiling fan applications in the southeast, used in conjunction with the summer model, have the potential of increasing summer broiler production by 10% and decreasing fan energy consumption by 8 to 12%. The …
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The effect of population density on the production of market turkeys
… was noted that consideration had to be given to litter management when high density production methods were practiced because wet litter at decreased floor space levels may contribute to potential disease outbreaks and added cost of dry litter for replacement. Both males and females reared on …
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Towards a Better Understanding of Poultry Intestinal Microbiome through Metagenomic and Microarray Studies
… diversity of this microbiome, iii) examine how litter conditions and bacitracin (as a model antimicrobial growth promoter) affect colonization and abundance of common enteric pathogens in broiler chickens, and iv) develop a habitat-specific phylochip that can support comprehensive studies on …
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Management of Alum-Treated Poultry Litter
… research has shown that treatment of poultry litter with alum is an effective management strategy to reduce phosphorus (P) solubility in litter thereby reducing potential P losses to surface runoff after surface applications. However, limited data are available evaluating alum-treated poultry …
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Understanding pro-environmental binning behaviour of National Park visitors: A cross-cultural study
… many national park managers is the generation of litter by visitors. A PEB to solve the problem of litter management in national parks is binning i.e. putting litter in a bin. As such, it is essential to identify what leads visitors to bin their litter. Binning is defined in this thesis as a type …
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Effects of dietary feed additives on the performance and gastrointestinal health of broilers exposed with coccidial spores and varying litter conditions
… ingesting sporulated oocysts from contaminated litter, resulting in intestinal damage, impaired nutrient absorption, and reduced growth performance, which contribute to economic losses for poultry producers. Conventional control methods, including vaccines, ionophores, and other anticoccidials, …