Treatment of animal and fowl litter and feces
Abstract
Abstract THE INVENTION PROVIDES A METHOD OF TREATING ANIMAL AND FOWL LITTER, FECES AND GUANO WITH FORMALDEHYDE OR FORMALDEHYDE-YIELDING COMPOUNDS IN THE PRESENCE OF POULTRY OR LIVESTOCK TO SUPPRESS THE BACTERIAL CONTENT AND THE FORMATION OF AMMONIA IN THE FECES AND LITTER RESULTING IN A PRODUCT WITH INCREASED AND LONG-ACTING NITROGEN FOR USE AS A FERTILIZER. THE FORMALDEHYDE, WHICH IS PREFERABLY USED IN ITS SOLID FORM, PARAFORMALDEHYDE, CAN BE MIXED WITH ADDITIVES SUCH AS TURPENTINE, PINE OIL, THYMOL, CAMPHOR OIL, PATCHOULI OIL, CRYSTAL VIOLET, GENTIAN VIOLET, METHYLENE BULE, AND A COMBINATION OF METHYL ORANGE AND BROMTHYMOL BLUE TO OBTAIN SPECIAL EFFECTS, SUCH AS PREVENTING NATURAL WILDLIFE OR OTHER ANIMALS AND FOWL FROM BEING ATTRACTED TO AND CONSUMING THE FORMALDEHYDE, AND MASKING THE ODOR OF TH FORMALDEHYDE.
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- 👤 W Seltzer
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