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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Bruno S. Mendonca, Willian R. de Oliveira, Rhaquel S. Pereira, Luciana R. Santos, Laura B. Rodrigues, Elci L. Dickel, Luciane Daroit, Fernando Pilotto
Summary: A new poultry litter disinfection method using gaseous ammonia was proposed in this study, which successfully eliminated pathogenic Salmonella spp. Through experiments and field observations, it was found that this method effectively reduced the survival and transmission of Salmonella in poultry litter.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Karoline Carvalho Dornelas, Nagela Maria Henrique Mascarenhas, Priscila Almeida dos Santos da Rocha, Ana Paula Silva Ton, Adriana Garcia do Amaral, Roselene Maria Schneider, Alicia Nayana dos Santos Lima de Brito, Dermeval Araujo Furtado, Jose Wallace Barbosa do Nascimento
Summary: Aviculture is an important industry worldwide, but it produces solid waste like bedding. To reduce environmental impact and costs, beds are reused, leading to unsanitary conditions. It is essential to treat the litter between flocks to ensure its quality and avoid passing problems to subsequent flocks. This literature review aims to explore the factors affecting thermal comfort and litter quality, as well as alternative biological treatments to guarantee reuse quality.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Veterinary Sciences
Mohammad Asif Javed, Muhammad Tariq Javed, Muhammad Hunain Ahmed, Riaz Hussain, Narmeen Tariq, Irum Javed, Sami Ullah Khan Bahadur, Syed Muhammad Faizan
Summary: High ammonia concentration in poultry houses can lead to various health issues for birds, but using specific modifiers can significantly reduce ammonia production and improve growth performance and feed conversion ratio.
PAKISTAN VETERINARY JOURNAL
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Chunjing Liu, Xinxing Zhang, Weitao Zhang, Shanshan Wang, Yujing Fan, Jianzhi Xie, Wenhua Liao, Zhiling Gao
Summary: This study explored the suitability of using waste vinegar residue as an amendment in poultry litter composting. The results showed that using a waste vinegar residue amendment reduced ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions while inhibiting bacterial and fungal growth. Preadjustment of the waste vinegar residue with biochar or lime increased the germination index and extended the thermophilic period during composting.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fernanda Gomes Linhares, Karoll Andrea Alfonso Torres-Cordido, Marcelo Silva Sthel, Marcelo Gomes da Silva, Leonardo Mota
Summary: This study analyzes the variation of ammonia concentration in two bedding substrates for raising broilers and shows that coconut fiber is a potential environmentally friendly and low-cost alternative to poultry litter.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Janae Bos, Mark Williams, Douglas Smith, Shalamar Armstrong, Daren Harmel
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of different poultry litter application rates on crop use efficiency and environmental impacts, and found that field-scale P management influenced watershed-level DRP loss based on factors such as P application rate, impacted area, and hydrological connectivity. Increased risk of watershed DRP loss was observed during wet years and years with two poultry litter applications to fields within the watershed, highlighting the importance of considering hydrologic connectivity when assessing conservation effects on water quality.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
(2021)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Yuchuan Wang, Neslihan Akdeniz, Shuqi Yi
Summary: The study demonstrated that adding biochar to poultry mortality composting can increase temperature, reduce ammonia emissions, decrease organic content of leachate, and enhance nutrient content. A minimum of 5% biochar addition is recommended to improve the poultry mortality composting process.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Alan Gutierrez, Keith R. Schneider
Summary: This study showed that Corynebacterium urealyticum can produce ammonia in litter at higher water activity levels, and the antimicrobial efficacy of ammonia is dependent on the water activity levels. These results provide insights into the production of ammonia in litter, its antimicrobial efficacy, and the importance of water activity in this interaction.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Analytical
Jose Alexander Rodriguez, Jose Ferreira Lustosa Filho, Leonidas Carrijo Azevedo Melo, Igor Rodrigues de Assis, Teogenes Senna de Oliveira
Summary: Co-pyrolysis of agricultural and industrial wastes can improve certain properties of biochars, contributing to potential positive impacts on soil quality.
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS
(2021)
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Microbiology
Alan Gutierrez, Arie H. Havelaar, Keith R. Schneider
Summary: The presence of Salmonella in poultry litter poses a risk for the contamination of fresh produce. Ammonia in the litter may affect the survival of Salmonella. This study found that increasing concentrations of ammonia and alkaline pH levels led to more rapid inactivation of Salmonella. The presence of urea and urease or urease-producing bacteria also contributed to the reduction of Salmonella.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2022)
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Soil Science
Lunjiang Wang, Guanghui Zhang, Xue Wang
Summary: Soil-litter mixing has been found to have an impact on soil erosion, but previous studies did not differentiate between litter exposed on the soil surface and litter buried in the soil. This research shows that exposed litter can decrease soil erosion, while buried litter can increase soil erosion.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Hamed Ahmed Alarefee, Che Fauziah Ishak, Radziah Othman, Daljit Singh Karam
Summary: Composting poultry litter with rice husk biochar can reduce NH3 volatilization and CO2 emissions, accelerate organic matter breakdown, and lower operational costs of waste disposal.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
C. Rosa, V. P. Nascimento, W. Pizolotto, C. Pasqualotto, L. B. Rodrigues, L. Daroit, F. Pilotto
Summary: Salmonella Heidelberg is an emerging pathogen in Brazilian poultry production with complex transmission methods. The traditional disinfection methods are ineffective in eliminating the pathogen, but the new method of injecting ammonia gas has proven to be effective. This study evaluated the disinfection effect of different concentrations of ammonia gas and found that concentrations of 0.5% or higher could effectively kill Salmonella Heidelberg in poultry litter within 48 hours.
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE
(2023)
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Engineering, Chemical
Mieow Kee Chan, Prasilla Kumaran, Xavier Vigneswaran Thomas, Eva Natasha, Yi Shen Tee, Alijah Mohd Aris, Yoke Ping Ho, Bee Chin Khor
Summary: This study investigated the performance of nanoFeCu for sewage treatment on both laboratory-scale and pilot-scale. The results showed that nanoFeCu exhibited good stability and pollutant removal performance, and the treated effluent quality complied with the effluent discharge standard of Malaysia.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Noemi Mateo-Marin, Ramon Isla, Dolores Quilez
Summary: This study evaluates the effect of different additives mixed with pig slurry to decrease NH3 and N2O losses in an irrigated wheat crop. Results show that the nitrification inhibitor 3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate can effectively reduce N2O emissions, but has no significant effect on NH3 emissions, and does not impact crop yield parameters.
SPANISH JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Chris Pratt, Matthew Redding, Jaye Hill, Grant Brown, Maren Westermann
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(2016)
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Environmental Sciences
M. R. Redding, R. Lewis, T. Kearton, O. Smith
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2016)
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Soil Science
M. R. Redding, P. R. Shorten, R. Lewis, C. Pratt, C. Paungfoo-Lonhienne, J. Hill
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2016)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Chris Pratt, Matthew Redding, Jaye Hill
ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE
(2016)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Jaye Hill, Matthew Redding, Chris Pratt
ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE
(2016)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
M. R. Redding, R. Lewis, P. R. Shorten
ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE
(2019)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Stephen Wiedemann, Rod Davis, Eugene McGahan, Caoilinn Murphy, Matthew Redding
ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE
(2017)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Stephen Wiedemann, Chris Pratt, Naomi Bliefield, David G. Mayer, Matthew R. Redding, Eugene McGahan
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2018)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Chris Pratt, Jaye Hill, Alan Skerman, Matthew Redding
ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE
(2019)
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Environmental Sciences
A. Chin, S. Schmidt, S. Buckley, R. Pirie, M. Reddingd, B. Laycock, P. Luckman, D. J. Batstone, N. Robinson, R. Brackin
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2018)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Ian Levett, Steven Pratt, Bogdan C. Donose, Richard Brackin, Chris Pratt, Matthew Redding, Bronwyn Laycock
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
(2019)
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Environmental Sciences
Chanyarat Paungfoo-Lonhienne, Matthew Redding, Chris Pratt, Weijin Wang
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2019)
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Environmental Sciences
Adrian Leip, Stewart Ledgard, Aimable Uwizeye, Julio C. P. Palhares, M. Fernanda Aller, Barbara Amon, Michael Binder, Claudia M. D. S. Cordovil, Camillo De Camillis, Hongming Dong, Alessandra Fusi, Janne Helinn, Stefan Hoertenhuber, Alexander N. Hristov, Richard Koelsch, Chunjiang Liu, Cargele Masso, Nsalambi Nkongolo, Amlan K. Patra, Matthew R. Redding, Mariana C. Rufino, Ruben Sakrabani, Greg Thoma, Francoise Vertes, Ying Wang
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2019)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Ian Levett, Minjie Liao, Chris Pratt, Matthew Redding, Bronwyn Laycock, Steven Pratt
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2020)
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Agronomy
M. R. Redding, I Phillips, C. Pratt, C. Paungfoo-Lonhienne, I Levett, J. Hill, C. Mehta, T. Bailey, R. Brackin, J. McAuley, S. Pratt, B. Laycock, D. G. Mayer
COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS
(2020)