The Effect of Dietary Protein and Phosphorus on Ammonia Concentration and Litter Composition in Broilers

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1085-1093

  Ferguson, N S ^a   Gates, R S ^b   Taraba, J L ^b   Cantor, A H ^b   Pescatore, A J ^b   Straw, M L ^b   Ford, M J ^b   Burnham, D J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c Heartland Lysine Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Broiler; Crude protein; Litter composition; Phytase

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; MALE; PHOSPHATE INTAKE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTION; PROTEIN INTAKE;

AMMONIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIETARY PROTEINS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; PHOSPHORUS, DIETARY; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 0032135544     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.8.1085     Document Type: Article

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