The standard recipe for composting poultry mortalities calls for poultry litter and a carbon source like sawdust, mulch or wood shavings/chips. Crust (or cake) is not recommended for composting ...

The research shows that reusing litter can play a vital role in poultry health, as well as controlling the spread of antibiotic-resistant foodborne bacteria. Oladeinde explained that these ...

Maximizing the Potential of Poultry Litter as a Valuable Nutrient Source for Sustainable Crop Production May 2025 | Written by Sapana Pokhrel and Amy Shober Background The Delmarva Peninsula stands ...

Both clumping and non-clumping litter come in budget and premium options, so their prices are generally similar. However, clumping litter typically lasts longer, offering better value for your money.

Less poultry litter is being applied to land in portions of the Illinois River watershed while more is being transferred out since a trial on the issue concluded in 2009, an expert called by the ...

A judge ruled that a number of poultry companies, including Tyson and Simmons, polluted the Illinois River, with no recent change in litter or manure waste.

Internationally, footpad health among broiler breeders has been studied very little.” Peat improved footpad health, perches ignored Broiler welfare is compromised by the breeding process which has ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- A Northwest Arkansas firm is set to receive a $591,241 federal grant to research its method of improving the health of poultry while processing and enriching chicken litter as ...

PITTSBURGH, April 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to automate the process of removing accumulated litter from the walls of a poultry house," said an inventor, from Carthage, Miss., "so I ...

The shift away from using poultry litter for crop fertilization has transformed this once-valuable agricultural byproduct into an environmental liability for poultry producers. Addressing this ...