The effect of animal age on air pollutant concentration in a broiler house

M. Vučemilo, K. Matković, B. Vinković, S. Jakšić, K. Granić and N. Mas
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M. Vučemilo: Department of Animal Hygiene, Environment and Ethology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
K. Matković: Department of Animal Hygiene, Environment and Ethology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
B. Vinković: Department of Zoohygiene and Livestock Technology, Croatian Veterinary Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
S. Jakšić: ZIN-LAB Laboratory for Foodstuffs of Animal Origin, Veterinary Station of Zagreb City, Zagreb, Croatia
K. Granić: ZIN-LAB Laboratory for Foodstuffs of Animal Origin, Veterinary Station of Zagreb City, Zagreb, Croatia
N. Mas: Department of Animal Nutrition, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2007, vol. 52, issue 6, 170-174

Abstract: The results of a study assessing the level of airborne contamination in intensive broiler breeding facilities are presented. The content of corpuscular particulates of various origin (dust, bacteria, fungi), ammonia and carbon dioxide was determined. The investigations were conducted in a poultry house on a family farm in the area of moderate continental climate during spring 2006. The air concentration of bacteria ranged from 1.7 × 104 to 2.2 × 105 cfu/m3, of fungi from 9.8 × 103 to 8.5 × 104 cfu/m3, of dust from 1.8 to 4.8 mg/m3, and of ammonia from 4 to 27.47 ppm. Total dust and fungi concentrations measured at the end of fattening period were almost identical to the initial ones, whereas the concentrations of bacteria and ammonia showed a sinusoidal rise from the beginning to the end of fattening period. In general, the analyzed air pollutants reached relatively high levels in the mid-fattening period and also show significant differentiation between fattening periods as demonstrated by t-test yielding statistical significance at a level of P < 0.05.

Keywords: broilers; airborne bacteria; airborne fungi; airborne dust; poultry age (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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