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Abstract
Increased bird density on egg production
operations has led to high electricity consumption
and manure handling problems. Anaerobic
diqestion offers a source of energy (biogas) and
a consistent method of manure management. This
paper reports the results of a computer simulation
model desiqned to evaluate the economic viability
of biogas-to-electricity systems on four
egg farms containing different numbers of hens.
These results indicate that the economic viability
of the investment analyzed is directly related
to the number of hens and projected electricity
prices.