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DOL 53 Ammonia Sensor: A First Look

Published: July 20, 2020
Summary
High ammonia affects broilers in many ways. Research has shown that ammonia concentrations as low as 25 ppm can reduce bird weights at 28 days of age by two to seven percent while 50 ppm ammonia has been shown to reduce bird weights from 16 and 19 percent (F.N. Reece et. al., 1980, D.M. Miles, et. al., 2004). Ammonia exposure has also been shown to reduce feed conversion by approximately one p...
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Mike Czarick
Connie Mou
Dr. Brian D. Fairchild
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Seyed javad ghodsi khorsand
4 de octubre de 2020

In my opinion, the heaviest indoor gas is carbon dioxide. If we install a carbon dioxide sensor in the cells, we will be comfortable with ammonia.

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