By Sally Noll & Kevin Janni
Special to Poultry Times
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Avian influenza virus is stable longer in moist and cool conditions. Depending on seasonal and production conditions barn air and litter (bedding) moisture can create moist microenvironments where avian influenza virus can survive. Wet litter in turkey grower barns leads to leg problems and mortality in turkeys.
Wet litter contributes to increased ammonia levels which combined with decreased ventilation and can lead to weight gain depression, damage to lung tissue, increased susceptibility to disease, and increased carcass condemnations during processing. Strategies for drying barns and. . .
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