Effect of poultry litter treatment® (PLT®) on death due to ascites in broilers

被引：25

作者：

Terzich, M

Quarles, C

Goodwin, MA

Brown, J

机构：

[1] Jones Hamilton Co, Walbridge, OH 43465 USA

[2] Colorado Qual Res Inc, Wellington, CO 80549 USA

[3] Univ Georgia, Coll Vet Med, Dept Vet Pathol, Athens, GA 30602 USA

[4] Univ Georgia, Coll Vet Med, Dept Med Microbiol, Athens, GA 30602 USA

[5] Georgia Poultry Lab, Oakwood, GA 30566 USA

来源：

AVIAN DISEASES | 1998年 / 42卷 / 02期

关键词：

ammonia; ascites; broiler chickens; litter;

D O I：

10.2307/1592490

中图分类号：

S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];

学科分类号：

0906 ;

摘要：

The purposes of this study were to determine the effect of Poultry Litter Treatment(R) (PLT(R)) on levels of litter moisture, litter nitrogen, atmospheric ammonia, and death due to ascites. Data were collected from chicks raised in containment conditions that resembled commercial settings. The ascites death rate (5.9%) in broiler chicks on PLT-treated litter was significantly (chi(2) = 15.5, df = 1, P = 0.001) lower than that (31.5%) in broiler chicks raised on untreated litter. Likewise, atmospheric ammonia levels in pens that had been treated with PLT were significantly (P < 0.05) lower than those in pens that received no treatment. Under the conditions of the present study, litter moisture and litter nitrogen levels were not different (P > 0.05) among treatments at any sample interval.

引用

页码：385 / 387

页数：3