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  2. Chicken manure - Wikipedia

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    In 1986, a master's thesis study in the Philippines compared the effects of using various fertilizers to enhance milkfish production in brackish water ponds. [7] The study compared the use of using chicken manure only, cow manure only, 16-20-0 fertilizer only, a mixture of cow manure and 16-20-0 fertilizer, a mixture of chicken manure and 16-20-0 fertilizer, and a control group that used no ...

  3. Poultry feed - Wikipedia

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    Healthy poultry require a sufficient amount of protein and carbohydrates, along with the necessary vitamins, dietary minerals, and an adequate supply of water. [2] Lactose-fermentation of feed can aid in supplying vitamins and minerals to poultry. [3] Egg laying hens require 4 grams per day of calcium of which 2 grams are used in the egg.

  4. Poultry litter - Wikipedia

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    Watery droppings caused by nutrition and/or infectious agents can also be a cause of excessive moisture in poultry litter. If litter is not kept at an acceptable moisture level, very high bacterial loads and unsanitary growing conditions may result producing odors (including ammonia), insect problems (particularly flies), soiled feathers ...

  5. Concentrated animal feeding operation - Wikipedia

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    The 2003 rule established "non-numerical best management practices" (BMPs) for CAFOs that apply both to the "production areas" (e.g. the animal confinement area and the manure storage area) and, for the first time ever, to the "land application area" (land to which manure and other animal waste is applied as fertilizer).

  6. Manure - Wikipedia

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    Manure is organic matter that is used as organic fertilizer in agriculture. Most manure consists of animal feces ; other sources include compost and green manure . Manures contribute to the fertility of soil by adding organic matter and nutrients , such as nitrogen , that are utilised by bacteria , fungi , and other organisms in the soil .

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  8. Organic fertilizer - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, manure is required to be composted which will ideally kill any seeds or pathogens and reduce the ammonia content. [9] A large commercial compost operation. Chicken litter, which consists of chicken manure and bedding, is an organic fertilizer that has been proposed to be superior for conditioning soil for harvest to synthetic ...

  9. Poultry farming - Wikipedia

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    In the first week of a broiler's life, it can grow up to 300 percent of its body size. A nine-week-old broiler averages over 9 pounds (4 kg) in body weight. At nine weeks, a hen will average around 7 pounds (3.2 kg) and a rooster will weigh around 12 pounds (5.5 kg), having a nine-pound (4 kg) average. Broilers are not raised in cages.