[Stoves] Cellulose energy

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Kevin, you are correct that the bedding material used in poultry houses is  
largely indigestible. It does provide fiber for ruminants however. 
 
I suppose everyone is already familiar with the relationship between  
nitrogen and protein. The 6% nitrogen typical in poultry litter is the same as  37% 
protein as a feed ingredient.
 
However, we have had some significant success in using animal manures as  
fuel in gasifiers. This is especially true with manures which have high ammonia  
concentrations, such as poultry litter.  The same ingredients which make it  a 
good fertilizer or feed also seem to make it a good fuel.
 
Neal

As I  presently understand it, "poultry litter is composed of two basic  
fractions:
1: Chicken feces
2: Inert biomass material, such as wood  chips, shavings, straw, etc.

and that of these, the chicken feces is  very digestible, but the 
original inert biomass additions to the litter is  still relatively 
undigestible.

Would you have any information on  the digestibility of the the originally 
undigestible biomass fraction of  the litter, after it has been used in 
the litter?


 



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