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Vegetable coal as Poultry litter - Residue Biomass to (Activated) Carbon: Prevent Foot Pad Lesions in Poultry Husbandry
Project
Project code: EIP-Agri-HE-2020-LPLTTSKBUVK
Contract period: 01.06.2020
- 31.05.2022
Budget: 400,000 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: farming practice/activity, animal husbandry, pest/disease control, waste/pollution, climate change
High ammonia concentrations in the stable air and the occurrence of foot pad lesions can severely impair the welfare of broilers. The main cause is damp and dirty litter. The property of plant and activated carbon is used as a substrate to bind pollutants and nutrients. This will be tested with sustainably produced carbon from residual biomass. The aim is to improve animal health and welfare and to promote regional value chains and closed material cycles.
Section overview
Subjects
- Animal Husbandry
- Animal health
Funding programme
Excutive institution
CliMA-Competence Center forClimate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (CliMA)