Abstract
Between 1991 and 1994 the broiler population exploded in Kentucky as the poultry industry began to expand. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture predicts that within four years annual broiler production could exceed 275 million birds. This may be good for Kentucky's economy but it carries some important environmental consequences. If expansion continues as anticipated, the estimated waste production from broilers for processing could reach 300,000 tons per year (assuming each broiler house produces 150,000 birds per year and the yearly manure and litter production per house is approximately 160 tons).
Publication Date
1994
Volume
15
Number
8
Repository Citation
Coyne, Mark S.; Gilfillen, R. A.; and Blevins, Robert L., "Trapping Fecal Bacteria and Sediment in Surface Runoff From Cropland Treated With Poultry Litter" (1994). Soil Science News and Views. 32.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/pss_views/32
