Production responses of weaned pigs after chronic exposure to airborne dust and ammonia

Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-97

  Wathes, C M ^a   Deminers, T G M ^a   Teer, N ^a   White, R P ^a   Taylor, L L ^b   Bland, V ^b   Jones, P ^b   Armstrong, D ^b   Gresham, A C J ^c   Hartung, J ^d   Chennells, D J ^e   Done, S H ^c  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Meat and Livestock Commission   (United Kingdom)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^e Acorn House Veterinary Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Disease; Dust; Pigs; Production

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 1242322463     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135772980005387X     Document Type: Article

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