Misting Effects on Poultry Litter Wetting
1988
Scarborough, J. N. | Collins, N. E. | Duffy, P. S.
Broiler growers use misters to reduce the heat stress on birds and for dust suppression in the confinement building. A major problem with the misting is that the litter becomes wet from mist which does not evaporate, resulting in litter caking and associated problems. Various nozzle and pressure combinations were tested in the laboratory and in an empty broiler house to determine the amount of water landing on the litter. Equations were developed to estimate the extent of litter wetting based on nozzle pressure and outside relative humidity. Water accumulation on the floor with high pressure nozzles was 12% of that of the standard nozzle currently used in commercial broiler houses in Delaware and the surrounding region.
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