Keep Farms and Livestock Clean and Healthy
Ultra-Archaea is a proven bioremediation product, consisting of over 100 species of archaea. This consortium of organisms works to clean up hydrocarbons, fats, oils, greases, odor problems, and excessive nutrient loads. Ultra-Archaea also outcompetes less-hardy organisms, such as coliform bacteria and pre-bloom algae. This leads to many uses in the farming and animal care communities.
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Ammonia Control
Ultra-Archaea is uniquely adept at using the nitrogen in ammonia as part of its digestive process of breaking down organic waste. This enables the Ultra-Archaea microbes to consume urine and urea while also breaking down solid waste in pens or in lagoons. This keeps ammonia gas out of the atmosphere, which can be hazardous to many animals, including chicken grow-outs, and horse and cattle stalls.
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Animal Health
Ultra-Archaea will outcompete many pathogens, including coliform bacteria. This is important in locations where hoof disease may be prevalent, for cattle, horses, pigs, and zoo animals. At one zoo in Massachusetts, Ultra-Archaea reduced coliform levels on flooring substrates as well as in the creeks running through the zoo. This led to a diseased elephant hoof being cured in the process.
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Algae Control
Algae bloom in many agricultural ponds due to high nitrogen and phosphorus nutrient loads coming from both fertilizer and animal waste. Dosing pond perimeters with Ultra-Archaea in the early Spring, as the water begins to warm and algae starts to grow, will reduce, or eliminate, summer algae blooms while also cleaning dead organic material from the surface and bottom of the pond.
Odor Reduction
Due to its ability to remove nitrogen from urine and to digest solid waste, Ultra-Archaea is an excellent product to use to reduce the two main odor-causing elements of any farm. Whether in stalls or in ponds or lagoons, Ultra-Archaea will reduce the amount of unhealthy and odorous ammonia and hydrogen sulfide entering the atmosphere.
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Fly Prevention
Ultra-Archaea also outcompetes fly larvae. In buildings and stalls where flies are a concern, spreading Ultra-Archaea on the substrate or adding it to washdown water will eliminate the number of fly larvae that mature into flies, greatly reducing the number of nuisance and disease-carrying flies in and around the buildings and the property itself.
Ammonia, Odors, and Flies Removed from Stables, Pens, and Lagoons
Ultra-Archaea Tested at North Carolina Equestrian Center
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Targeting Ammonia Odors in Horse Stables:
Ultra-Archaea was field-tested at a large equestrian center in North Carolina to address the ongoing problem of ammonia odors in horse stables. The product, in its powder form, was applied to specific stalls, beginning with an initial generous application followed by consistent weekly reapplications.
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Monitoring Effectiveness with Gas Analysis
To measure the effectiveness of Ultra-Archaea, advanced gas analysis techniques were used to monitor ammonia levels, providing precise data on air quality in the treated areas.
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Additional Benefits: Reduced Need for Shavings
An unexpected benefit was the reduced need for shavings in treated stalls. The stalls dried faster and stayed cleaner post-treatment, showcasing Ultra-Archaea's multiple advantages in stable management.
Challenges with Biowaste Management
A major livestock and dairy farm in the Middle East struggled with biowaste, particularly in controlling odors and ensuring animal health. The main concerns were the newborn calf pens, which suffered from strong urine and manure odors, and the farm’s pond system for waste bioremediation.
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Ultra-Archaea Provides an Effective Solution
Ultra-Archaea, containing five billion microbes per gram, was applied to address the farm’s issues. It effectively broke down ammonia and organic waste in the pens, eliminating odors and preventing fly larvae from maturing.
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Rapid Results and Improved Conditions
Within two days of applying Ultra-Archaea to the calf pens, odors were significantly reduced, and the fly population dropped. When used in the ponds, odors decreased, and water quality improved. The calves were more comfortable, and the farm experienced cleaner, healthier conditions overall.