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Protecting natural resources is a major goal of the agricultural community in general, and poultry producers in particular, who care about the environment. The quality of our air, soil, and water resources, the welfare of our animals, and human health issues are important to us and to our children; they are our connection to the…
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Every year, environmental issues seem to gain emphasis nationally and internationally as the importance of a cleaner environment and respect for pollution prevention practices receive increasing public support. The matter is most pressing to livestock and poultry producers because as environmental sophistication grows so does the focus on nonpoint source pollution. What is more, this…
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As the poultry industry grows, so does concern for water quality, conservation, and environmental management. Growers have individual and civic reasons for caring: they are responsible with other human beings for the earth’s environment, and they realize that they, their families and neighbors, and those who live in connecting watersheds, distant cities, even other countries…
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Drinking water for poultry and other animals, ourselves included, is an important dietary requirement — and an easy one to take for granted. Under normal conditions, poultry will consume twice as much water as food — two pounds of water (about a quart) for each pound of food, though this amount will vary seasonally and…
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