Changes in physical and chemical characteristics of poultry litter due to rotary tilling

Pine shavings poultry litter from four growouts were analyzed for particle size distribution and chemical composition for untilled litter and litter that had been tilled three times following each growout. Little change in the particle size distribution was observed after the first growout for eithe...

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Published inTransactions of the ASAE Vol. 37; no. 1
Main Authors Koon, J.L, Flood, C.A. Jr, McCaskey, T.A, Brewer, R.N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.1994
Subjects
AVES DE CORRAL
CAMA (ANIMALES)
CULTIVADORES ROTATIVOS
CULTIVATEUR ROTATIF
ESTIERCOL
FUMIER
LABRANZA
LITIERE POUR ANIMAUX
PROPIEDADES FISICO-QUIMICAS
PROPRIETE PHYSICOCHIMIQUE
TRAVAIL DU SOL
VOLAILLE
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Summary:Pine shavings poultry litter from four growouts were analyzed for particle size distribution and chemical composition for untilled litter and litter that had been tilled three times following each growout. Little change in the particle size distribution was observed after the first growout for either treatment. The majority of the nutrient mass was associated with the larger size particles (those failing to pass a No. 50 screen) while the percent element analysis increased with the smaller size fractions for both treatments. Little change in nutrient content was observed between treatments, but the tilled liner had an increase in percent ash content and a decrease in percent crude fiber. No difference was observed in the crude protein percentage in the two treatments
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ISSN:0001-2351
2151-0059
DOI:10.13031/2013.28080