Auburn University Poultry Ventilation & Housing

Auburn University Poultry Ventilation and Housing

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A typical updated 40'x500' Broiler house in Alabama can consume 450,000 gallons or more of potable water a year for bird consumption and operation of 6-inch evaporative cooling systems. A four house farm would then consume 1.8 to 2 million gallons per year. In addition to meeting the total water consumption per year, it is critical to meet the peak flow rate demand, which in hot weather can be as much as 50-60 gpm (gallons per minute) for the same four houses. We often find problems where farms have trouble meeting the peak demand rate due to undersized water plumbing systems in hot weather and performance suffers. For more information on Water Systems click here.

New Newsletter #78 -"Is Poor Drinker Management Costing You Fuel Dollars?" - Download Newsletter Here

Proper drinker management takes very little additional time, yet offers quite a few benefits. Proper environment will always be a key factor in successful broiler production, and drinker management plays a key role in ensuring optimal bird growth in a proper environment. Don't let poor drinker management force you to increase your ventilation rates, add de-caking time, and add overall cost to your flocks this winter. For more information on Drinker Management click here.

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Mission: Improve bottom line profitability of the live production sector of the US poultry industry by providing timely applied research and education resulting in increased efficiencies in housing, equipment, energy and environmental control. Poultry housing, energy, ventilation, economics, and management problems are usually intertwined and very complex. In trying to find solutions to these major grower and industry problems, we at Auburn University have successfully used a teamwork approach for several years. The Auburn Poultry Housing Team collaborating in this work includes Jim Donald - Ag Engineer, Gene Simpson - Ag Economist, Jesse Campbell - Poultry Housing Specialist, and Dennis Brothers - Extension Poultry Housing Specialist. Feel free to contact any team member if you have questions relating to their areas of expertise. Please note, however, that team members cannot provide design recommendations or diagnose specific problems through email.

Last Updated: April 15, 2013

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