Bedding Management for Suppressing Particulate Matter in Cage-Free Hen Houses

Bedding Management for Suppressing Particulate Matter in Cage-Free Hen Houses

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. It has been reported that optimizing bedding management can potentially suppress PM levels in CF houses. The obje...

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Main Authors: Ramesh Bahadur Bist, Prafulla Regmi, Darrin Karcher, Yangyang Guo, Amit Kumar Singh, Casey W. Ritz, Woo Kyun Kim, Deana R. Jones, Lilong Chai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:AgriEngineering
Subjects:
air quality
animal welfare
bedding material
cage-free housing
bird activities
litter quality
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2624-7402/5/4/103

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