Carvacrol and thymol reduce swine waste odor and pathogens: Stability of oils

Current Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 38-43

  Varel, Vincent H ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARVACROL; CRESOL; ISOBUTYRIC ACID; ISOVALERIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; OIL; THYMOL; VALERIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID; TERPENE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; FECES; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; URINE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMAL; FECES; ODORS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SWINE; TERPENES; THYMOL; URINE;

EID: 0036133947     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-001-0071-z     Document Type: Article

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