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Main Title Effect of Processing Poultry Manure on Disease Agents.
Author Howe, J. R. ; Hal, C. F. ; Kruege, W. F. ;
CORP Author Texas A and M Univ., College Station.
Year Published 1973
Report Number EP-00316; 670/2-73-041;
Stock Number PB-222 148
Additional Subjects ( Agricultural waste ; Solid waste disposal) ; ( Poultry ; Agricultural waste) ; ( Microorganisms ; Agricultural waste) ; ( Feces ; Solid waste disposal) ; Fertilizers ; Wastes ; Composts ; Bacteria ; Salmonella ; Viruses ; Newcastle disease virus ; Disease vectors ; Recycling
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NTIS  PB-222 148 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
Because poultry manure is an agricultural waste, methods of disposing and treating it must be found. The interrelationships between poultry manure processing, bacterial load, pathogenicity, and bird performance are poorly understood. In an attempt to deal with these problems, six experiments were conducted to compare the effects of various litter treatments on bird performance to eight weeks of age. To produce litter for broiler-type male chickens, the experimenters mixed poultry manure with other substances such as pine shavings, fresh sand, and cleaned rice hulls. Some of the mixtures were treated with a bacterial preparation. Comparisons were made of the treatments to see if the poultry manure could be incorporated into a mixture that would be beneficial to the chickens. The survival of disease agents in composted poultry waste was also investigated. Observations were recorded for each experiment.