2018

December 20, 2018

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Ammonia: Understand the Lifecycle, Reduce the Challenge

By Cherie Lasota | News, PLT

In poultry production, ammonia is an inescapable reality. Left unmanaged, ammonia can wreak havoc on bird performance, animal welfare, worker safety, and the nutrient value of litter. To understand ammonia, you must first understand the role of nitrogen in...

December 11, 2018

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Ventilation, PLT & Animal Welfare

By Cherie Lasota | News, PLT

Let's explore what we know about the relationship between winter ventilation, fuel costs and ammonia, and how together they can greatly impact bird welfare and performance. Higher litter moisture = Increased Ammonia Fuel = greatest single producer expense Decreased ventilation...

November 30, 2018

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Managing Respiratory Disease in Antibiotic-Free Operations

By Cherie Lasota | News, PLT

As the number of antibiotic-free programs have increased, so has Escherichia coli and its related challenges. Treating the bacteria with an antibiotic will negate a flock’s ABF/NAE status, making alternative management methods vital. E. coli-related disease challenges often originate in...

November 14, 2018

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Measuring Animal Welfare with Paw Health

By Cherie Lasota | News, PLT

In a recent article, we discussed how moisture is the number one variable producers can manage to help control ammonia production, thereby boosting bird performance. However, performance gains are just the beginning. When identifying ways to improve animal welfare, moisture...

November 6, 2018

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Ammonia and Moisture: A Costly Relationship

By Cherie Lasota | News, PLT

Increased litter moisture content increases ammonia volatility in a built-up litter program—and in a big way—making moisture control a vital part of avoiding wet floors, cake and ammonia in poultry houses. While heat also plays a significant role in ammonia...

October 21, 2018

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What are ammonia-caused body weight losses really costing you?

By Cherie Lasota | News, PLT

Ammonia: Old Topic, Current Challenge Ammonia is not new to the poultry industry. Articles written in the late 90s cite research that was then 20 years old which demonstrated ammonia’s detrimental impact on bird health and performance. The inherent challenges...

October 12, 2018

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From the Field: To Control Ammonia You Must First Understand It

By Cherie Lasota | News, PLT

Ammonia control is all about how you manage your litter and understanding the dynamics of the complexity of the floor environment. While litter amendments like PLT® reduce pH to effective levels that control ammonia, optimal management begins by better understanding...

September 6, 2018

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Increased Importance of Ammonia Control in ABF Environments

By Cherie Lasota | News, PLT

It’s no secret that antibiotic-free production presents a variety of challenges to producers with litter being one of the challenges that presents far reaching effects. At the Chicken Marketing Summit, Matt Salois, Chief Economist and Veterinary Economics Division Director, American...

July 16, 2018

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Summertime Ammonia: Fact or Fiction?

By Cherie Lasota | News, PLT

By Blake Gibson In hot summer months, the ammonia challenge in a poultry house is just as real as it is during cold, winter months. Yet many producers continue to think that increased summer ventilation eliminates the problem. In reality,…

June 11, 2018

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Employee Engagement an Important Part of Product Traceability at Jones-Hamilton Co.

By Cherie Lasota | LS-PWT2, News, PLT

Product traceability plays an important role at Jones-Hamilton Co. While some companies may just pay lip service to the endeavor, we make sure every employee understands its importance and how their specific job contributes to the traceability of sodium bisulfate…

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Ammonia: Understand the Lifecycle, Reduce the Challenge

Ventilation, PLT & Animal Welfare

Managing Respiratory Disease in Antibiotic-Free Operations

Measuring Animal Welfare with Paw Health

Ammonia and Moisture: A Costly Relationship

What are ammonia-caused body weight losses really costing you?

From the Field: To Control Ammonia You Must First Understand It

Increased Importance of Ammonia Control in ABF Environments

Summertime Ammonia: Fact or Fiction?

Employee Engagement an Important Part of Product Traceability at Jones-Hamilton Co.

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