Ammonia emission from different deep-litter materials for growing-finishing pigs

Swedish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 197-206

  Jeppsson, K H ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

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