A facility for controlled exposure of pigs to airborne dusts and gases

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 217-230

  Demmers, T G M ^a   Wathes, C M ^a   Richards, P A ^a   Teer, N ^a   Taylor, L L ^b   Bland, V ^b   Goodman, J ^b   Armstrong, D ^b   Chennells, D ^c   Done, S H ^d   Hartung, J ^e  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Meat and Livestock Commission   (United Kingdom)

^c Acorn House Veterinary Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^d VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; SUS SCROFA; VENTURI;

EID: 0037327834     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1537-5110(02)00243-X     Document Type: Article

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