Composting Cage Layer Manure with Poultry Litter
Open Access
- 1 October 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Applied Poultry Research
- Vol. 3 (3) , 268-273
- https://doi.org/10.1093/japr/3.3.268
Abstract
Cage layer manure was composted with a variety of poultry litters to study composting practices. The temperature of the composting units increased during the first two weeks and decreased gradually until composting was complete. The composted products were lower in moisture, carbon, and nitrogen and higher in ash content than the original mixtures. Colony forming unites were higher on day 1 than on days 22 and 57. Escherichia coli was detected only on day 1 of composting. No Salmonella organism was detected. The composting process produced a semi-odorless material suitable for use as a plant fertilizer.Keywords
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