Poultry Housing Tips
Over 200 monthly publications on a variety of subjects related to poultry house operation and energy conservation.
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Ventilated plastic flooring system being studied by UGA scientists to evaluate its effectiveness in reducing ammonia concentrations and in improving bird performance.
Common Question
Does tunnel fan placement affect wall to wall air velocity distribution?
Not really. You could install tunnel fans in just one side wall (near the end wall) and the air velocity would remain fairly uniform from wall to wall.
Latest Poultry Housing Tip
 Volume: 24 No. 2 February 2012 |
Relative Humidity...The Best Measure of Overall Poultry House Air Quality Knowing how much to ventilate during cold weather is crucial to a poultry producer’s bottom line. Ventilating too little can lead to poor air/litter quality, resulting in bird health and performance issues. Ventilating too much can lead to drafty, dusty conditions and high heating costs. To best determine minimum ventilation fan runtime, farm managers should ideally monitor the three most important air quality variables: carbon dioxide, ammonia and relative humidity. Carbon dioxide is produced by both the birds and the house’s heating system. High carbon dioxide concentrations can lead to lethargic chicks and reduced weight gains and therefore should be kept below 5,000 ppm (ideally... Categories:Ammonia Bird health Environmental monitoring Minimum ventilation |
Latest Poultry Tip
 Volume: 51 No. 7 September 2011 |
Basics of the Chemical Oxygen Demand (Cod) Wastewater Analytical Test Since the implementation of the Clean Water Act and subsequent creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) in the early 1970s, commercial egg processing plants have been required to continually improve the quality of their process wastewater effluent discharges. The determination of wastewater quality set forth in environmental permits has been established since the 1970s in a series of laboratory analytical tests focused in four (4) major categories: organics, solids, nutrients and physical properties. For most egg industry professionals, a complete understanding of the standard methods required to accurately complete critical wastewater analytical tests is not... Categories: Processing |
