Biocontrol Agents and Diatomaceous Earth
An excerpt from: Chapter 6 EFFECT OF BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS (BERLINER), CLONOSTACHYS ROSEA (SCHROERS) AND DIATOMACEOUS EARTH ON SHEEP NEMATODES: FEEDING TRIAL M.A. Baloyi and M.D. Laing Discipline of Plant Pathology,School of Agricultural Sciences and AgribusinessUniversity of KwaZulu-NatalMarch 2011 Abstract The ability of biocontrol agents and diatomaceous earth (DE) to reduce the number of nematode counts […]
Advantages of Diatomaceous Soil for Game Ranches
An excerpt from: Game Ranch Management Sixth EditionJ du P Bothma & JG du Toit Some of the advantages of using diatomaceous soil in external parasite control include the following: It increases the growth of animals in intensive production units. It decreases moralities of animals under stress conditions. It can be used as a carrier […]
Effect of diatomaceous earth on parasite load, egg production, and egg quality of free-range organic laying hens
An excerpt from: D. C. Bennett, A. Yee, Y.-J. Rhee, and K. M. Cheng ABSTRACTÂ The effectiveness of diatomaceous earth (DE) as a treatment against parasites and to increase feed efficiency and egg production of organically raised free-range layer hens was evaluated in 2 breeds of commercial egg layers [Bovan Brown (BB) and Lowmann Brown (LB) […]
Effect of Diatomaceous Earth on Growth Rate, Egg Production, Feed Conversion Efficiency and Parasitic Load in Hens Raised on Deep Litter
An excerpt from: Isabirye, R. A., Biryomumaisho, S., Okwee-Acai, J., Okello, S., & Nasinyama, G. W. (2021). European Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 3(1), 97-103. This study showed that DE can be used successfully in growing pullet diets to correct nutritional mineral imbalance since it supplies more than 14 trace elements including silica which […]
Effect of Dietary Supplementation with Diatomaceous Earth on Egg Quality Traits
An excerpt from: Isabirye, R. A., Biryomumaisho, S., Acai-Okwee, J., Okello, S., & Nasinyama, G. W. (2020). European Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 2(6). Abstract – The study was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary diatomaceous earth (DE) on egg quality traits in deep litter hens. A total of 280 Lohmann Brown pullets […]