Relative ammonia concentrations, dust concentrations, and presence of Salmonella species and Escherichia coli inside and outside commercial layer facilities

Avian Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-35

  Davis, Meredith ^a,b   Morishita, Teresa Y ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Eastern Exotic Veterinary Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Air contaminants; Ammonia; Bacteria; Dust; Escherichia coli; Poultry

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 15244358982     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/0005-2086(2005)49[30:RACDCA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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