Air pollution and their mitigation measures in Brazilian poultry production

• Published in: African journal of agricultural research 2015-12, Vol.10 (50), p.4522-4531
• Main Authors: Felipe, Santos Dal oacute lio, Jadir, Nogueira da Silva, Luiz, Fernando Teixeira Albino, Joerley, Moreira, Luciano, Barreto Mendes
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Life Sciences
• ISSN: 1991-637X; 1991-637X
• DOI: 10.5897/AJAR2015.10356

The Brazilian broiler industry is the most prominent branch in farming, due to its high levels ofproductivity. However, there is a growing concern about the environmental damages caused by such anactivity, in special the atmospheric air pollution, as a consequence of the high volume of residuesgenerated and the damages made to the environment. Air pollution, despite being most of the timedetected by undesirable odoriferous substances, can be caused by numerous atmospheric pollutantssuch as particulate matter, odorless gases, non-volatile compounds, amongst others. This negativelyimpacts the health of both humans and animals, as well as of the surrounding ecosystem. Broilerproduction can be understood as a range of steps necessary to poultry meat production. Hence, theiremissions can be computed all the way from the grain production, the feed fabrication, the poultryfarming to, finally, the slaughtering and recycling of animal based products. As the poultry chain iswell-segmented in its functions, it is necessary to establish and quantify the real impacts caused by itssectors and define mitigation controlling measures in regards to air pollutants.