Poultry Housing Tips
Over 200 monthly publications on a variety of subjects related to poultry house operation and energy conservation.
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Recently completed 2012 UGA Tunnel Ventilation Workshop. Over 100 [oultry people from 16 countries and 14 states took place in a 2 1/2 day workshop on designing, operating, and maintaining tunnel ventilated poultry houses. Another 100+ people participated via the internet.
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High pH water can dramatically reduce pad life. Though ideally the water going to a pad system should be treated to bring the pH closer to neutral the problem can often be reduced by simply draining the water from the pad system nightly.
Common Question
How much air does the typical older 48" fan move?
Field measurements have found that a typical older, well maintained, 48" fan (+10 years) moves between 14,000 and 18,000 cfm at a static pressure of 0.10"
Latest Poultry Housing Tip
 Volume: 24 No. 4 April 2012 |
Seven Reason why Chickens are NOT Fed Hormones
It seems to occur with increasing frequency. Sometimes it crops up in a conversation with someone seated next to you on an airplane, or perhaps at a social gathering. If you happen to mention you are involved in poultry nutrition, sooner or later the question is bound to arise: ‘Why do you add hormones to chicken feed?’ The form of the question…asking why? Instead of if?…emphasizes the degree of misinformation prevalent among the general public. As all nutritionists know, it is simply not true. Hormones are not added to poultry feeds. |
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 |
