Poultry Waste Management Handbook

This Waste Management Handbook has been prepared through the cooperation of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Texas Poultry Federation, Texas Broiler Council and the Texas Turkey Federation for the benefit of poultry producers utilizing dry litter management systems. A companion notebook is available for operations utilizing lagoon waste storage systems. The information in this notebook is compilation of current information covering a broad range of waste management topics. Although a number of sources have been utilized in preparation of this material, the following have served as the editorial board for this publication:

Dr. Sim Reeves
Professor and Extension Agronomist
Texas A&M University at Overton
P.O. Box 38
Overton, TX 75684
 
Dr. Fred Thornberry
Professor and Extension Poultry Specialist
Poultry Science Department
Texas A&M University
2472-TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2472
 
Dr. John B. Carey
Associate Department Head and Extension Program Leader for Poultry Science
Poultry Science Department
Texas A&M University
2472-TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2472
                                
Acknowledgement of contributions from other authors accompanies the material 
they have provided. 

As additional information becomes available, the notebook format of this publication will allow the user to update the information and to add new material as it is developed.

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