Clay litter product for ammonia control in poultry pens
AssigneeOil-Dri Corporation of America
InventorDennis R. Taylor
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Abstract
A sulfuric acid-containing clay-based litter product useful in the control of ammonia generated by decaying excrement in poorly ventilated poultry brooding houses is provided. Raw clay is contacted with sulfuric acid to produce an acidulated clay which is then applied to the poultry brooding house floor in an amount sufficient to provide from about 0.0175 pounds of sulfuric acid to about 0.0875 pounds of sulfuric acid per square foot of poultry brooding house floor.
Claims10
A method of making a clay litter product effective in the control of ammonia arising from poultry excrement comprising contacting a selected raw clay with at least about 15 weight percent sulfuric acid based on the weight of the clay to produce an acidulated clay.
A method for controlling ammonia in a poultry pen which comprises spreading onto the poultry pen floor a sulfuric acid-containing clay in an amount sufficient to provide from about 0.05 pounds to about 0.25 pounds of sulfuric acid-containing clay per square foot of the floor, the sulfuric acid-containing clay containing at least about 15 weight percent sulfuric acid, based on the weight of the clay.
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