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Effects of pasture management on poultry welfare and meat quality in organic poultry production systems

World's Poultry Science Journal, 2015
Outdoor access is a defining characteristic of organic poultry that provides poultry with fresh grass, insects and worms that may lead to enhanced product quality. There is evidence that meat from pastured-based poultry may contain some additional nutritional benefits through lower fat content, as well as higher vitamin and mineral contents.
Sossidou, E. N., DAL BOSCO, Alessandro, CASTELLINI, Cesare, Grashorn, M. A.   +3 more
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Ammonia emissions from cattle, pig and poultry wastes applied to pasture

Environmental Pollution, 1989
In four field experiments, carried out in The Netherlands, small wind-tunnels were used to make direct measurements of ammonia (NH(3)) volatilization from different types of slurry and manure applied to the surface of grassland. During periods of up to six days following application, losses of NH(3)-N often amounted to more than 40% of the NH(4)-N ...
D R, Lockyer, B F, Pain, J V, Klarenbeek
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Range use and pasture consumption in free-range poultry production

Animal Production Science, 2013
The recent increase in free-range meat and egg production and consumption has led to extensive investigation in this area and has revealed that the level of animal performance achieved in such systems is low compared with that achieved in conventional production systems. In Australia, this difference has been attributed either to the absence of in-feed
M. Singh, A. J. Cowieson
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Nutrient losses in surface and subsurface flow from pasture applied poultry litter and composted poultry litter

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 1998
Over application of poultry litter may cause pollution of surface and ground water. Spatial variability in soil characteristics makes predictions difficult. Composting poultry litter could reduce the risk of pollution by creating more stable organic components. Three rates of poultry litter and compost (10 Mg ha-1 litter, 20 Mg ha-1 litter and 10 Mg ha-
R. W. Vervoort, D. E. Radcliffe, M. L. Cabrera, M. Latimore   +3 more
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Prevalence and Characterization of Campylobacter jejuni Isolated from Pasture Flock Poultry

Journal of Food Science, 2010
Abstract:  The growing interest in organic and natural foods warrants a greater need for information on the food safety of these products. In this study, samples were taken from 2 pasture flock farms ( N = 178; feed, water, drag swabs, and insect traps), pasture flock ...
Irene, Hanning, Debabrata, Biswas, Paul, Herrera, Mary, Roesler, Steven C, Ricke   +4 more
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A study of techniques in the evaluation of poultry pastures.

1950
The use of pasture is an established practice in poultry management. Growing stock are generally reared on grass range and, on many farms, the laying flock is allowed access to pasture during the summer months. It is considered that the forage, insects, and other natural sources of feedstuffs, which are available to birds on range, make a useful ...
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Comparative Investigation of Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella between Pasture and Conventionally Reared Poultry

Avian Diseases Digest, 2007
The objective of this study was to compare Salmonella prevalence and antimicrobial resistance between pasture and conventional poultry farms. We collected the first Salmonella prevalence and antimicrobial resistance data on pasture poultry farms. Fecal droppings were collected from 31 farms from Wisconsin (nine farms from each production type) and the ...
Cedarose Ethel, Siemon, Peter B, Bahnson, Wondwossen A, Gebreyes   +2 more
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A New Method of Poultry Litter Application to Perennial Pasture: Subsurface Banding

Soil Science Society of America Journal, 2008
Recently, incorporation of poultry litter by subsurface band application into pasture has been shown to reduce surface runoff transport of nutrients; however, data to evaluate the impact of this potential management strategy on forage production, forage nutrient concentrations, or the accumulation of soil nutrients after multiyear ...
Jason G. Warren, Karamat R. Sistani, Thomas R. Way, David A. Mays, Daniel H. Pote   +4 more
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Development of a Phosphorus Index for Pastures Fertilized with Poultry Litter—Factors Affecting Phosphorus Runoff

Journal of Environmental Quality, 2004
ABSTRACTCurrently, several state and federal agencies are proposing upper limits on soil test phosphorus (P), above which animal manures cannot be applied, based on the assumption that high P concentrations in runoff are due to high soil test P. Recent studies show that other factors are more indicative of P concentrations in runoff from areas where ...
Paul B, DeLaune, Philip A, Moore, Dennis K, Carman, Andrew N, Sharpley, Brian E, Haggard, Tommy C, Daniel   +5 more
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Amino Compounds in Poultry Litter, Litter-Amended Pasture Soils and Grass Shoots

Pedosphere, 2014
Amino compounds (ACs), i.e., amino acids and amino sugars, are the major forms of organic nitrogen (N) in animal manure and soil. To increase our understanding on the effect of long-term poultry litter (PL) application on soil AC pools and turnover, in this study, we determined the contents of 21 ACs in 23 PL samples, 15 soil samples collected from 0 ...
Z.Q. HE, Z.N. SENWO, H.X. ZOU, I.A. TAZISONG, D.A. MARTENS   +4 more
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