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  • Overview of High-Rise, Caged Layer Facilities and In-House Composting
  • Managing Compost Inside Poultry Facilities
  • Economic Evaluation
  • Research Synopsis
  • References
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References

References

1. Thompson, S.A., P.M. Ndegwa, W.C. Merka and A.B. Webster. 2001. Reduction in layer manure weight and volume using an in-house layer manure composting system under field conditions. Journal of Applied Poultry Research 10:255-261.

2. Brown Bear Corporation, Corning Iowa: http://www.brownbearcorp.com/

3. Rynk, R. (Ed). 1992. On-Farm Composting Handbook. Publication #54 of the Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service (NRAES).

4. Miner, F.D., R.T. Koenig and B.E. Miller. 2000. In-house composting in high-rise layer facilities. Journal of Applied Poultry Research 9:162-171.

5. Miner, F.D., R.T. Koenig and B.E. Miller. 2001. The influence of bulking material type and volume on in-house composting in high-rise, caged layer facilities. Compost Science and Utilization 9:50-59.

6. Lorimor, J.S. and H. Xin. 1999. Manure production and nutrient concentrations from high-rise layer houses. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 15:337-340.

7. Pitts, C.W., P.C. Tobin, B. Weidenboerner, P.H. Patterson and E.S> Lorenz. 1998. In-house composting to reduce larval house fly, Musca Domestica L., populations. Journal of Applied Poultry Research 7:180-188.

8. Koenig, R.T., F.D. Miner, Jr., B.E. Miller and J.D. Harrison. Spatial and temporal variability of atmospheric ammonia during in-house composting in high-rise, caged layer facilities. Compost Science and Utilization (in press).

9. Koenig, R.T., M.D. Palmer, F.D. Miner, Jr., B.E. Miller and J.D. Harrison. 2005. Chemical amendments and process controls to reduce ammonia volatilization during in-house composting in high-rise, caged layer facilities. Compost Science and Utilization 13:141-149.

About the Authors

Richard T. Koenig, Washington State University, Pullman
F. Dean Miner, Jr., Utah State University Extension, Provo
Bruce E. Miller, Utah State University, Logan
Matt D. Palmer, Utah State University Extension, Tooele

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