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Animal Industry Report
Extension Number
ASL R2010
Topic
Poultry
Summary and Implications
Efficacy of dietary manipulation on reduction of ammonia (NH3) emissions from high-rise (HR) layer houses was evaluated for a full year in Iowa. Two HR houses used diet with standard levels of crude protein (CP), designated as Standard, and two comparison houses used an average of 1% lower CP diet supplemented with essential amino acids, designated as Lower CP. Annual mean NH3 emission rate (ER) was 0.81 (±0.21) g d-1 hen-1 or 296 g yr-1 hen-1 for houses using the Lower CP diet, as compared with 0.90 g d-1 hen-1 or 329 g yr-1 hen-1 for houses using Standard diet. Namely, the 1% reduction in dietary CP led to about 10% reduction in NH3 ER. Hen performance of both diets was similar, with hen-day egg production of 80.3% vs. 80.2% for Standard and Lower CP and the corresponding case weight of 48.3 vs. 47.7 lb.
Copyright Holder
Iowa State University
Copyright Date
2005
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Liang, Yi; Xin, Hongwei; and Li, Hong
(2005)
"Dietary Manipulation to Reduce Ammonia Emission from High-Rise Layer Houses,"
Animal Industry Report:
AS 651, ASL R2010.
Available at:
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ans_air/vol651/iss1/45