Sodium bisulfate is used extensively by commercial broiler integrators and growers in the
United States, Canada, and Latin America to reduce ammonia and pathogen levels in the
presence of birds as a Best Management Practice for animal welfare and bird health. This
paper will discuss the usage of sodium bisulfate as a Best Management Practice for
reducing ammonia emissions from both commercial broiler and commercial layer
facilities and the economic benefits in bird production associated with its use. Data from
an ongoing 2-yr ammonia emissions study in a broiler facility in Georgia will be
presented along with data on ammonia emissions and fly control from a commercial egg
facility in Pennsylvania. Also, economic data from two, large-scale (60 M birds each),
complex-wide commercial field trials will be presented.