Clinical and pathological responses of weaned pigs to atmospheric ammonia and dust

Veterinary Record

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 71-80

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

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b Acorn House Veterinary Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^c Meat and Livestock Commission   (United Kingdom)

^d SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; LUNG INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NOSE INFECTION; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; TRACHEITIS; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 22944455576     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.157.3.71     Document Type: Article

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