Litmus FQI said that it is introducing colorimetric sensorsindicating levels of airborne ammonia in animal facilities. LitmusAmmonia Indicators (LAI) benefit animal growers and integrators(poultry, swine, lamb, cattle, horses, etc.) by monitoring averageammonia levels over 4 and 24 hour periods.
Litmus said the new ammonia detectors are inexpensive, easy touse, effective and accurate providing more profit for growers,marketers, and distributors. Two years of collaborative R&D betweenLitmus, animal growers, academic institutions and industryprofessionals resulted in the creation of the LAI.
Jack Lewis, President of Litmus FQI, said, 'A key issue inmaintaining healthy animals is to quickly and accurately measure theaverage levels of ammonia in animal facilities. LAIs replace thevery subjective practice of sniffing or using other devices whichare expensive and inherently inaccurate.'
LAI requires no interpretation and allows operating adjustmentsto control ammonia levels. Nicole Klosterman, Bio-Mos/De-OdoraseBrand Manager at Alltech, Inc., said: 'We use LAI, the firsttechnology available that will measure ammonia levels based on a 24hour average to prove that putting De-Odorase in the feed will lowerstandard ammonia levels.'
LAI is calibrated to target measurement thresholds of ammonia of25 parts per million (ppm) and 50 ppm. Animals grown in theseenvironments are larger, healthier and a better grade of animal withbetter feed conversion. Growers enjoy more income at lower costs, asafer environment in which to work and lower aerial ammoniaemissions. Chris Sartor of IVESCO, a leader in animal healthsolutions, said: 'We are pleased to offer and distribute to ourcustomers an affordable solution to maintaining the highestintegrity of their poultry flocks in regards to ammonia levelmonitoring and presence.'
Lewis concluded: 'Litmus set out to design a new testing protocolto fulfill the unmet market need for accurately and inexpensivelymeasuring ammonia levels. That goal is a reality as LAI removes theguess work in measuring and controlling ammonia levels.'
Litmus FQI, is based in Houston, TX and a subsidiary of Litmus, aglobal technology company, located in Little Rock, AR. Litmusidentifies technologies that provide solutions to significant unmetmarket needs.
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