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Animal Industry Report
Extension Number
ASL R2131
Topic
Poultry
Summary and Implications
Reducing ammonia emission from large-scale layinghen operations is becoming an important issue facing the poultry industry. In this experiment, soy hulls, wheat middlings, or corn distillers dried grains with solubles were added to laying-hen diets to determine the effect of dietary fiber on manure ammonia emission. Results show that addition of any of the three types of dietary fiber reduces total manure ammonia emission without affecting egg production.
Copyright Holder
Iowa State University
Copyright Date
2006
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Roberts, Stacey; Bregendahl, Kristjan; Xin, Hongwei; Kerr, Brian J.; and Russell, James R.
(2006)
"Adding Fiber to the Diet of Laying Hens Reduces Ammonia Emission,"
Animal Industry Report:
AS 652, ASL R2131.
Available at:
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ans_air/vol652/iss1/49