Effect of Poultry Litter Treatment® (PLT®) on the development of respiratory tract lesions in broilers

Avian Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 566-569

  Terzich, M ^a   Quarles, C ^b   Goodwin, M A ^c,d   Brown, J ^c  

^a Jones Hamilton Co   (United States)

^b Colorado Quality Research Inc ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d Georgia Poultry Laboratory   (United States)

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EID: 0032433699     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079459808419385     Document Type: Article

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13. Zar, J.H. (1978). Biostatistical Analysis, 2nd edn (pp. 718-782). Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, Inc. significativement plus importants chez les poulets élevés sur des litières traitées (P < 0.03). Les réductions des lésions du tractus respiratoire chez les poulets de chair élevés sur des litières traitées PLT® ont été attribuées à la réduction des niveaux d'ammoniac atmosphérique.