The minimum litter depth in the poultry house should be three inches to provide sufficient material for absorbing moisture and maintaining bird comfort. Litter conditioning practices, like windrow ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - How high is too high for a pile of chicken manure? Eight feet, apparently. Chicken waste is an excellent fertilizer, but with the growing season still weeks away it’s ...

Yes, we are still challenged with rising fuel costs, shortages and expensive bedding materials in some regions of the ... issues in recent years that further support the use of litter treatments.

On Wilbourne Farm in Virginia, a carbon-removal experiment is underway to reveal whether different ways of removing carbon can be even more effective in combination ...

The welfare of broilers is strongly dependent on the litter material because they spend their life in contact with it. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of alternative litter ...