Bacterial levels of pine shavings and sand used as poultry litter

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 238-245

  Macklin, K S ^a   Hess, J B ^a   Bilgili, S F ^a   Norton, R A ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial count; Litter; Pine shaving; Sand; Water activity

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 20444410456     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/14.2.238     Document Type: Article

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