Ammonia emissions in poultry houses and microbial nitrification as a promising reduction strategy

AA Swelum, MT El-Saadony, ME Abd El-Hack… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract High ammonia (NH 3) levels (> 25 ppm) in poultry houses reduce the body weight
gain, feed conversion, survival ability, carcass conviction rate, and immune system of birds …

Advanced strategies for mitigating particulate matter generations in poultry houses

RB Bist, L Chai - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Poultry farming plays a key role in agricultural air emissions. Particulate matter (PM) level
tends to be high in broiler and cage-free layer houses, that may impair health and welfare of …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental assessment of three egg production systems–Part I: Monitoring system and indoor air quality

Y Zhao, TA Shepherd, H Li, H **n - Poultry Science, 2015 - Elsevier
To comprehensively assess conventional vs. some alternative laying-hen housing systems
under US production conditions, a multi-institute and multi-disciplinary project, known as the …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental assessment of three egg production systems—Part II. Ammonia, greenhouse gas, and particulate matter emissions

TA Shepherd, Y Zhao, H Li, JP Stinn, MD Hayes, H **n - Poultry science, 2015 - Elsevier
As an integral part of the Coalition for Sustainable Egg Supply (CSES) Project, this study
simultaneously monitored air emissions of 3 commercially operated egg production systems …

Assessing particulate matter concentration level and its limit exceedance based on year-round field measurements of different laying hen building systems

Z Li, Y **ong, S Wang, C Wang, B Ji, Y Liu… - Biosystems …, 2023 - Elsevier
Inhaling particulate matter (PM) poses a potential risk on the health of workers and chickens
for long-term exposure to highly contaminated air in buildings, while the exceedance of PM …

Bedding management for suppressing particulate matter in cage-free hen houses

RB Bist, P Regmi, D Karcher, Y Guo, AK Singh… - AgriEngineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cage-free (CF) layer houses tend to have high particulate matter (PM) levels because of
bedding/litter floor and the birds' activities, such as perching, dustbathing, and foraging on it …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing environmental control strategies in cage-free aviary housing systems: Egg production analysis and Random Forest modeling

AF Gonzalez-Mora, AN Rousseau, AD Larios… - … and Electronics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since 1990, worldwide egg production has increased on average 2.8% per year. This
increase has drawn the attention of animal welfare advocates. In Canada, new challenges …

Temporal variations of air quality in cage-free experimental pullet houses

RB Bist, X Yang, S Subedi, MK Sharma, AK Singh… - Poultry, 2023 - mdpi.com
The welfare of laying hens in conventional caged houses has become an increased public
concern, leading primary food chains, restaurants, and grocers in the United States to …

Mitigating particulate matter generation in a commercial cage-free hen house

L Chai, H **n, Y Wang, J Oliveira… - Transactions of the …, 2019 - elibrary.asabe.org
Compared to conventional cage production systems, cage-free (CF) hen housing offers
hens more space and opportunities to exercise their natural behaviors (eg, perching, dust …

Use of microalgae for mitigating ammonia and CO2 emissions from animal production operations—Evaluation of gas removal efficiency and algal biomass …

J Kang, Z Wen - Algal Research, 2015 - Elsevier
The emissions of ammonia and CO 2 from animal housing operations are a major challenge
for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). A microalgae culture process was …