Market Turkey Performance, Air Quality, and Energy Consumption Affected by Partial Slotted Flooring

Poultry Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 271-279

  Noll, S L ^a   Janni, K A ^a   Halvorson, D A ^a   Clanton, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Energy; Flooring; Litter; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; PIERIS BRASSICAE;

AIR; AIR CONDITIONING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEALTH; MALE; MICROCLIMATE; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; TURKEY (BIRD); WEIGHT GAIN;

AIR; ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HEALTH; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MICROCLIMATE; TURKEYS; VENTILATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031067372     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/76.2.271     Document Type: Article

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