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Issue No. 79 April 2013 Water System Inspection Pays Off
Issue No. 78 January 2013 Drinker Management
Issue No. 77 August 2012 Converting to Natural Gas: A Practical Guide
Issue No. 76 March 2012 Get Ready for Hot Weather Now
Issue No. 75 January 2012 Choosing Sidewall Insulation
Issue No. 74 December 2011 Will Your Standby Generator Stand Up?
Issue No. 73 September 2011 Can Your Trusses be Trusted?
Issue No. 72 July 2011 6 Top Tips for Best Tunnel Cooling
Issue No. 71 April 2011 Avoiding Electrical Catastrophe
Issue No. 70 February 2011 Avoiding Snow Disaster
Issue No. 69 December 2010 Improving Gas Heat System Efficiency
Issue No. 68 October 2010 Poultry House Light Dimming Issues
Issue No. 67 August 2010 Tunnel Ventilating Younger Birds
Issue No. 66 July 2010 Attic Inlet Technology Update
Issue No. 65 April 2010 Summertime Tune-up Checklists
Issue No. 64 February 2010 Broiler House Lighting Developments
Issue No. 63 January 2010 Is Shifted Ceiling Insulation Running Up Your Gas Bill?
Issue No. 62 December 2009 Ten Steps to Drier Houses and Good Paw Quality
Issue No. 61 September 2009 Alternative Fuel Systems - Simple Economics
Calculator September 2009 Calculator for Alternative Fuel Systems
Issue No. 60 July 2009 Avoiding Hot Weather Problems
Issue No. 59 May 2009 Energy Efficient Lighting
Issue No. 58 March 2009 Sealing Concrete Foundation Air Leaks
Issue No. 57 January 2009 Attic Inlets: Issues & Concerns
Issue No. 56 December 2008 Managing Built-Up Litter in Broiler Houses
Issue No. 55 September 2008 Get Ready for Winter! The Five-Step Program
Issue No. 54 July 2008 Attic Inlet Technology
White Paper July 2008 "Actuated Attic Inlets - A Progress Report" 13-page research white paper
Issue No. 53 May 2008 Economics of Converting to Natural Gas
Issue No. 52 March 2008 Energy Auditing Your Own Poultry House
Issue No. 51 January 2008 Evaluating Costs of Tunnel Ventilation Fans
Spreadsheet January 2008 Fan Comparison Sreadsheet / Excel
Issue No. 50 November 2007 Understanding and Controlling Litter Beetles
Issue No. 49 September 2007 The Economic Importance of House and Ventilation Management
Issue No. 48 July 2007 Keeping Birds Cool, Costs Down in Summertime Heat
Issue No. 47 May 2007 Windrow Composting of Litter to Control Disease-Causing Pathogens
Issue No. 46 March 2007 Controlling Sidewall Energy Losses
Issue No. 45 January 2007 Evaluating Cost Trends to Plan Profit-Savings Strategies
Issue No. 44 November 2006 Winter Maintenance: Setting Priorities
Issue No. 43 September 2006 Poultry House Energy Retrofits for Fuel & Cost Savings
Issue No. 42 July 2006 Big Birds, Hot Weather - and Maximum Comfort, Performance and Profit
Issue No. 41 May 2006 Keys to Top Evaporative Cooling Performance
Issue No. 40 March 2006 Avoiding Wet Floors
Issue No. 39 January 2006 Cold Weather Inlet Management: A Common Sense Approach
Issue No. 38 November 2005 Tunnel Inlet Doors – A Progress Report
Issue No. 37 October 2005 Preventing Common Electrical Problems That Can Cause Catastrophic Losses
Issue No. 36 July 2005 Site & Pad Preparation: Critical in New House Construction for Long Service Life
Issue No. 35 May 2005 New Treated Lumber Requires Special Fasteners to Avoid Risk of Early Structural Failure
Issue No. 34 March 2005 Problems With Blown-in Insulation in Dropped-Ceiling Houses
Issue No. 33 January 2005 Oil-Fired Heat Shows Cost-Cutting Potential
Issue No. 32 November 2004 Stopping Lightning and Other Electrical Problems That Can Kill Birds
Issue No. 31 September 2004 Getting the Most from Your Gas Supply and Piping Systems
Issue No. 30 July 2004 Fan Belts, Pulleys, Shutters, Cool Pads – And Profits
Issue No. 29 May 2004 Alternatives to High Propane Prices
Issue No. 28 March 2004 Stopping Sweating, Condensation, & Wet Houses
Issue No. 27 January 2004 Why Go to Wider Poultry Housing?
Issue No. 26 November 2003 Radiant Tube Heating- Questions and Answers
Issue No. 25 September 2003 Bio-Security: Your Defense Against Catastrophe
Issue No. 24 July 2003 Getting Best Broiler Performance in Hot Weather
Issue No. 23 May 2003 Treating Poultry House Floors to Improve Poor Performance
Issue No. 22 March 2003 Why Controllers?
Issue No. 21 January 2003 Dealing with Uneven House Temperatures in Winter
Issue No. 20 November 2002 How to Control Rats, Mice, and Darkling Beetles
Issue No. 19 September 2002 Ammonia: Can Cause Serious Losses Even When You Can't Smell It
Issue No. 18 July 2002 Is Your Standby Generator Set to Go? Alarms Ready? Breakers and Wiring in Good Shape? Are Your Backups Set?
Issue No. 17 May 2002 Getting Broiler Houses Ready for Hot Weather
Issue No. 16 March 2002 Impact of Management on Infectious Diseases in Broilers
Issue No. 15 January 2002 Cardinal Rules for Wintertime Broiler House Ventilation
Issue No. 14 November 2001 Keys to Successful Brooding
Issue No. 13 September 2001 Paddle and Recirculating Fans-A Progress Report
Issue No. 12 July 2001 Solid Sidewalls for Broiler Houses? 
Issue No. 11 May 2001 Where Insulation Counts Most for Fuel Savings
Issue No. 10 March 2001 The Impact of Environmental Management on Broiler Performance
Issue No. 9 January 2001 Renovating or Retrofitting Older Broiler Houses
Issue No. 8 November 2000 Emergency Power for Poultry Production
Issue No. 7 September 2000 Key Water Factors for Broiler Production
Issue No. 6 July 2000 Controlling Light in Broiler Production
Issue No. 5 May 2000 Keys to Getting Good Performance from Your Evaporative Cooling System
Issue No. 4 March 2000 What is the Most Important Part of Your Poultry House Ventilation System?
Issue No. 3 January 2000 The Pay-off of Monitoring In-House Conditions
Issue No. 2 October 1999 Coping with Cooler Up-and-Down Weather
Issue No. 1 August 1999 Managing Broiler House Backup Systems to Avoid Catastrophic Losses

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