Effect of sodium bisulfate on ammonia concentration, fly population, and manure pH in a horse barn

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1795-1798

  Sweeney, Corinne R ^a   McDonnell, Sue ^a   Russell, Gail E ^a   Terzich, Mac ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Jones Hamilton Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; SODIUM SULFATE; SULFATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; FLY; HORSE; MALE; MANURE; PH;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; DIPTERA; HORSES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MANURE; SULFATES;

EID: 0030333999     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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