Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/4474
Title: Preliminary assessment of the variability in broiler litter composition and its implication for vermiculture
Contributor(s): Turnell, James Robert  (author); Hinch, Geoffrey  (author)orcid ; Faulkner, Richard David  (author)
Publication Date: 2006
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/4474
Abstract: The success of value adding operations like vermiculture for the broiler industry is to some extent influenced by variation in the animal wastes resource. Broiler litter samples were taken from sheds under different management systems using a sampling technique designed to identify possible sources of variation in broiler litter composition. Analysis of broiler litter samples focused on chemical attributes that would impact on vermiculture, and these included; macro-nutrients, trace-elements, dry weight, pH, EC and gross energy. The results show low variability in the major parameters that could influence the conversion of broiler litter to a profitable resource in a vermiculture system.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: APSS 2006: 18th Annual Australian Poultry Science Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 20 - 22 February, 2006
Source of Publication: Proceedings of the Australian Poultry Science Symposium, v.18, p. 230-233
Publisher: University of Sydney, Poultry Research Foundation
Place of Publication: Sydney, Australia
ISSN: 1034-6260
1034-3466
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 050209 Natural Resource Management
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 900401 Waste Management Services
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links: http://www.vetsci.usyd.edu.au/apss/documents/2006/APSS2006-turnell-pp230-233.pdf
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/6382329
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