Poultry House Treatment
High ammonia levels in poultry houses can become detrimental to growers by impacting bird health, feed conversion and utility costs. Volatile ammonia is generated in litter by the microbial decomposition of uric acid. USALCO’s 3+® product reacts with the moisture present in litter to effectively lower the pH thus converting ammonia to ammonium (a nonvolatile form). Lower pH litter is also a less favorable environment for the ammonia producing organisms and harmful bacteria like E. Coli, Salmonella and Clostridia. Additionally, reducing litter pH has been found to decrease darkling beetle populations.
Application of USALCO’s 3+ product as a solution to poultry house ammonia problems can also deliver the following benefits:
- Lower energy costs (heating and ventilation)
- Improved weight gains
- Lower feed conversion
- Healthier birds
- Lower mortality rates
- Higher fertilizer value (helps retain nitrogen in the litter)
- Reduced soluble phosphorous in the litter (less nutrient runoff)