Effects of dietary zinc supplementation on hen performance, ammonia volatilization, and nitrogen retention in manure

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 675-686

  Kim, W K ^a   Patterson, P H ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia volatilization; Hen manure; Microbial uricase; Uric acid; ZnSO 4

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CROPS; DECOMPOSITION; MANURES; NITROGEN; TOXICITY; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

AMMONIA VOLATILIZATION; CROP TOXICITY; FEED CONSUMPTION; NITROGEN RETENTION;

NUTRITION;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; URIC ACID; ZINC; ZINC SULFATE;

FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DIETARY INTAKE; EGG PRODUCTION; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; MANURE; NONHUMAN; SOIL ANALYSIS; VOLATILIZATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AMMONIA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MANURE; NITROGEN; OVIPOSITION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; VOLATILIZATION; WEIGHT GAIN; ZINC; ZINC SULFATE;

ALBUMINS; AMMONIA; DECAY; FARM CROPS; MANURE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; TOXICITY; ZINC SULFATE;

AVES;

EID: 22244463200     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PFC-200061598     Document Type: Article

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