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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2019 Nutrient and pathogen pollution are the leading causes of water quality impairment in lakes, reservoirs, and rivers in the United States. Dissemination of these contaminants can result in eutrophication of freshwater resources and pose a risk to public ...
Michael J. Rothrock +3 more
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Operational challenges and opportunities in pastured poultry operations in the United States
Poultry Science, 2017 As pastured poultry production has gained increased popularity in the United States in recent years, there is a growing need for research and outreach efforts aimed at this sector of poultry production. In order to get familiarized with American pastured poultry producers, we conducted an online questionnaire aimed primarily at evaluating what ...
C, Elkhoraibi +3 more
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Descriptive survey and Salmonella surveillance of pastured poultry layer farms in California
Poultry Science, 2017 While pasture-raised poultry comprises a small portion of the commercial poultry industry in North America, these alternative rearing systems have become increasingly popular. As such, it is critical to improve our understanding of husbandry practices and prevalence of zoonotic and epizoonotic diseases in these systems.
Naomi, Dailey +4 more
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Farm management practices that affect the prevalence of Salmonella in pastured poultry farms
LWT, 2020 Abstract Farm practices can affect the prevalence of Salmonella in the final product when poultry are exposed to the outside environment. Pastured poultry farms in the Southeastern United States were investigated in this study. Farm practice and processing variables that may affect the presence of Salmonella were determined by developing predictive ...
Daizy Hwang +4 more
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Animals, 2018 Nowadays there is an increasing demand for poultry products from alternative rearing systems. These systems, commonly named pastured poultry production (PPP), are more expensive than intensive rearing system but sustain biodiversity, local economies and ...
Alice Cartoni Mancinelli +4 more
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Science of The Total Environment, 2020 Consumer demand has increased for pastured poultry products as the drive for sustainable farming practices and ethical treatments of livestock have become popular in the press. It is necessary to identify the important meteorological factors associated with the prevalence of Salmonella in the pastured poultry settings since the presence of Salmonella ...
Daizy Hwang +4 more
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Intake of nutrients from pasture by poultry [PDF]
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2003 EC legislation requires the land to which free-range poultry have access to be ‘mainly covered with vegetation’, but the nature of this vegetation is not specified. In practice, most free-range land will be grass pasture. Modern poultry nutrition is a highly-developed science, and to house poultry in an environment in which they may consume an unknown ...
Andrew, Walker, Sue, Gordon
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The Benefit of Hedgerow Access on the Health and Growth Rate of Pasture Raised Broiler Chickens
Frontiers in Animal Science, 2021 Pasture rearing is an increasingly common option for small farms to produce humanely raised poultry products for an expanding market, however profit margins tend to be much lower for pastured poultry producers than for those that opt for conventional ...
Eilea Delgadillo +6 more
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Arsenic in Soils and Forages from Poultry Litter-Amended Pastures [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2011 In regions of concentrated poultry production, poultry litter (PL) that contains significant quantities of trace elements is commonly surface-applied to pastures at high levels over multiple years. This study examined the effect of long-term applications of PL on soil concentrations of arsenic (As), copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), and the uptake of these ...
Ashjaei, Shadi +3 more
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Introduction to Pasture-Raised Poultry: Getting Started
EDIS, 2010 AN232, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by B. Burbaugh, E. Toro, and A. Gernat, identifies the characteristics of alternative poultry production, explains the opportunities and challenges associated with pasture based production systems, provides an overview of breed selection for egg-type laying hens and meat-type birds, and discusses the equipment and
Brad Burbaugh, Elena Toro, Abel Gernat
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