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Evaluation of novel litter amendments for use in the commercial broiler industry

Poultry litter amendments (LA) are commonly used to maintain good litter quality; the most common ones; are acidifiers. However, concern over the lifespan of LA acidifiers (d) and corrosive nature revealed a need for alternative LA. Products of interest include biochar (BC), superabsorbent polymers (SAPs), and alum mud (AM). Experiment 1 was a screening study (n=17 treatments, no birds) conducted to determine the optimal application rate/method of BC, SAPs, and AM vs.commercial LA and a control. Most SAPs treatments measured metrics may be similar (i.e., bacteria, water activity) or better (pH) vs. commercial LA (PLT). High inclusions of novel LA elicited the most litter quality benefit; therefore, were chosen for experiment 2 to determine their effects on 60 d litter quality and broiler performance and processing. Overall, novel LA improved litter quality parameters (i.e., moisture content, pH water activity) without negatively affecting live performance and processing parameters vs. control

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:MSSTATE/oai:scholarsjunction.msstate.edu:td-6658
Date09 December 2022
CreatorsUrrutia, Jorge A
PublisherScholars Junction
Source SetsMississippi State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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