Browsing by Author "Davis, Jeremiah"

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Assessment of early-stage thermal variation on embryonic mortality, hatchability, growth performance, and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens

Wall, Brittany (2022-12-05) ETD File Embargoed

Timing and duration of thermal variation (TV) alters egg moisture loss, hatchability, chick BW, and performance. The objective was to evaluate the effect of TV during early-stage incubation on embryonic mortality, hatchability, ...

Development of a Rainwater Harvesting Model for Broiler Farms to Estimate On-farm Storage Needs

Edge, Carson (2017-07-27)

Access to water is critical for poultry production and rainwater harvesting (RWH) may reduce reliance on low-yield and poor water quality wells or municipal (city or county) water supplies to supplement water consumption ...

Enhancement of Nutrient and Organic Removal from Poultry Litter Using Anaerobic Digestion and Subsequent Algal Growth

Bankston, Elizabeth (2019-07-12)

Research has indicated anaerobically digesting poultry litter can recover energy and reduce pathogen concentrations, which can be used as a nutrient rich media to support algal growth and simultaneously further treat the ...

Evaluation of water needs for modern commercial broiler farms and model development to estimate on-farm water needs

Edge, Carson (2022-05-02)

With global populations expected to rise, appropriation of clean water supplies for human consumption pose capacity challenges for agricultural sectors. Broiler (meat-type) chicken production consumes large amounts of water ...

Formation and Cleaning of Mineral Scale on Evaporative Cooling Pads Using a Farm Well-Water Source

Griggs, Kelly (2024-04-12) ETD File Embargoed

Well water is used as a primary supply for the evaporative cooling system on many poultry farms. The water quality from wells varies widely. Many producers have issues with the water being over-saturated with minerals that ...

Precision Agriculture Systems for the Southeast US Using Computer Vision and Deep Learning

Bidese Puhl, Rafael (2023-08-10) ETD File Embargoed

Recent advancements in sensors, machine vision and deep learning with the development of efficient algorithms has enabled new opportunities in precision agriculture. In this dissertation three different projects are ...

A preliminary study of remote control skidder operation

Xue, Chennan (2016-07-26)

In timber harvesting, skidders are widely used by operators who are in charge of pulling the woods. However, operators have to visually monitor multifarious objects such as loggers, machinery, trail, terrain and trees are ...

Promoting Nitrification in Poultry Processing Wastewater Treatment Using Microalgae and Biochar

Cherones, Jessa (2022-08-03)

The exponential growth of the global population poses a need for more sustainable food production and waste remediation tactics. Waste-to-resource food production systems such as aquaponics and “poultry-ponics” may be the ...

Soil-Planter Interaction Force Distribution as Affected by Planting Depth Setting and Planter Configuration

Bridges, Rees (2016-04-26)

Agricultural field planting operations encounter great spatial and temporal variability. Research has shown that seeding depth and soil loading, produced by planting equipment, affect early crop growth as well as crop ...