Composting Daily Mortality
Claudia Dunkley, Extension Poultry Scientist at the University of Georgia explains the viability of composting daily poultry mortality in the University's series, Broiler Tips.

Poultry Carcass Disposal Options for Routine and Catastrophic Mortallity
The poultry industry has a number of options for the disposal of poultry carcasses from routine and catastrophic mortalities. ThePoultrySite editor, Jackie Linden, summarises a comprehensive report from the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology...

Poultry Litter a Source of Nitrogen and Phosphorus
The high cost of fertilizer nutrients is convincing some producers to go to the birds – poultry, that is. More specifically, they are turning to poultry waste, or 'litter', say University of Kansas agronomists.

Developing a Plan for Mass Poultry Mortality
Becky Ceartas, Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA describes the options for disposing of large numbers of poultry carcasses in the September 2008 issue of North Carolina Poultry Industry Newsletter. She emphasises the importance of creating...

Litter Management in Turkeys
Dr John Summers advises on proper litter management for turkeys in Tech Info 5 from the Canadian Poultry Industry Council. The aim is to optimise performance from the birds while conserving nutrients in the litter to boost its value as fertiliser.

Poultry Litter: Issues and Opportunities
By G. Tom Tabler, Department of Poultry Science and Yi Liang, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, and published in the Summer 2008 issue of Avian Advice. They suggest ways to...

Windrow Composting of Poultry Carcasses
By Al Dam (Provincial Poultry Specialist), Bill Groot Nibbelink (Livestock Regulatory Affairs Specialist) and Daniel Ward (Engineer, Poultry Structures and Environment), all from Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs (OMAFRA).

Drying Digestates from Biogas Plants
By Dipl.-Ing. agr. Janett Peschel, Big Dutchman International GmbH. Generating power from renewable energies is becoming increasingly important in Germany as well as on the international level.

Development of Management Tools for Reducing Phosphorus Availability in Animal Manures
By Dr Valtcho Jeliazkov, Mississippi State University and presented by the Canadian Poultry Industry Council.

Anaerobic Digesters
By Mahendran Navaratnasamy and Brian Koberstein of the Agriculture Stewardship Division, and Bruce Partington, Rural Utilities Division, Alberta Agriculture and Food. The anaerobic digestion process is gaining attention in the agriculture industry because...

Fertilizing With Poultry Litter
By Joni Ross, Agronomy Specialist, University of Missouri Extension. With the cost of commercial fertilizer increasing, more farmers are starting to look for a less expensive source of nutrients.

Litter Management During VLT Outbreak
By Casey Ritz, Extension Poultry Scientist, Louise Dufour-Zavala, DVM, Georgia Poultry Diagnostic Laboratory, The University of Georgia.

Exhaust air treatment systems for production facilities - what is their present performance spectrum?
By Lars Heyer, Big Dutchman International GmbH - Agriculture as source of environmentally hazardous emissions is entering more and more into the focus of public discussion, especially in regions with a very high livestock density.

Best practice guidelines for using poultry litter on pastures
By Neil Griffiths, District Agronomist, Extensive Industries Development and published by NSW Department of Primary Industries.

The Use of Refused Tea as Litter Material for Broiler Chickens
By N. S. B. M. Atapattu (Corresponding author) and K. P. Wickramasinghe , Department of Animal Science, University of Ruhuna. Published in Poultry Science, Volume 86, Issue 5, May 2007 edition.