Ammonia emissions, impacts, and mitigation strategies for poultry production: A critical review

RB Bist, S Subedi, L Chai, X Yang - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are the main sources of air pollutants such as
ammonia (NH 3) and greenhouse gases. Among air pollutants, NH 3 is one of the most …

The multidimensional causal factors of 'wet litter'in chicken-meat production

MW Dunlop, AF Moss, PJ Groves, SJ Wilkinson… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
The problem of 'wet litter', which occurs primarily in grow-out sheds for meat chickens
(broilers), has been recognised for nearly a century. Nevertheless, it is an increasingly …

[HTML][HTML] Energy metabolism disorder mediated ammonia gas-induced autophagy via AMPK/mTOR/ULK1-Beclin1 pathway in chicken livers

Z Li, Z Miao, L Ding, X Teng, J Bao - Ecotoxicology and Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ammonia gas is a well-known environmental pollution gas, threatening human health.
Ammonia gas is also one of the most harmful gases to livestock and poultry for many years …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of ammonia exposure on energy metabolism and mitochondrial dynamic proteins in chicken thymus: through oxidative stress, apoptosis, and …

SWA Shah, D Chen, J Zhang, Y Liu, M Ishfaq… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ammonia (NH 3) gas is an atmospheric pollutant, produced from different sources. In poultry
houses NH 3 is produced from the biological process of liter, manure, and protein …

[HTML][HTML] Feed supplementation with red seaweeds, Chondrus crispus and Sarcodiotheca gaudichaudii, affects performance, egg quality, and gut microbiota of layer …

G Kulshreshtha, B Rathgeber, G Stratton, N Thomas… - Poultry Science, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the inclusion of red seaweed
supplementation to standard poultry diets on production performance, egg quality, intestinal …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of different litter materials for broiler production in a hot and humid environment: 1. Litter characteristics and quality

A Garcês, SMS Afonso, A Chilundo… - Journal of Applied Poultry …, 2013 - Elsevier
Litter production, physicochemical properties, and the nutrient composition of river bed sand,
coconut husk, rice hulls, Guinea grass, newspaper combined with wood shavings, and corn …

miR-187-5p/apaf-1 axis was involved in oxidative stress-mediated apoptosis caused by ammonia via mitochondrial pathway in chicken livers

Y Xu, Z Li, S Zhang, H Zhang, X Teng - Toxicology and Applied …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Ammonia (NH 3), a toxic gas, is an important cause of atmospheric haze and one of
the main pollutants in air environment of poultry houses, threatening the health of human …

Wood-based litter in poultry production: a review

MT Munir, C Belloncle, M Irle… - World's Poultry Science …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Bedding material is an important requirement of floor-based poultry production systems to
meet the health and welfare requirements. This substrate can be an organic material like …

Odour emissions from poultry litter–A review litter properties, odour formation and odorant emissions from porous materials

MW Dunlop, PJ Blackall, RM Stuetz - Journal of environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Odour emissions from meat chicken sheds can at times cause odour impacts on surrounding
communities. Litter is seen as the primary source of this odour. Formation and emission of …

Potential contaminants and hazards in alternative chicken bedding materials and proposed guidance levels: a review

PF Gerber, N Gould, E McGahan - Poultry Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Bedding material or litter is an important requirement of meat chicken production which can
influence bird welfare, health, and food safety. A substantial increase in demand and cost of …