Poultry litter contains primary macronutrients (i.e., N, P, and potassium [K]), as well as secondary macronutrients, micronutrients, and organic matter. As such, the use of poultry litter as a ...

A judge ruled that a number of poultry companies, including Tyson and Simmons, polluted the Illinois River, with no recent change in litter or manure waste.

Poultry litter causing the bovine cases of avian flu is considered “very unlikely, though not impossible” wrote Veronika Pfaeffle, in a joint statement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

Oct. 8—ATHENS — When many of us hear about bacteria, we associate it with illness. But certain bacteria can be helpful in preventing disease, not causing it. For example, consuming probiotics ...

Dec 16, 2024 Dec 16, 2024 Updated Jan 23, 2025 0 Less poultry litter is being applied to land in portions of the Illinois River watershed while more is being transferred out since a trial on the ...

Poultry litter, which consists of pine shavings mixed in with the manure, is cleaned out of poultry barns periodically between flocks — about every six weeks.