Effect of moisture content and ambient temperature on the gaseous nitrogen loss from stored laying hen manure

British Poultry Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-305

  Pratt, E V ^a   Rose, S P ^a   Keeling, A A ^a  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; SODIUM; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; DIET; FEMALE; KINETICS; MANURE; PH; SODIUM INTAKE; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIET; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MANURE; NITROGEN; SODIUM; SODIUM, DIETARY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 3242704296     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660410001730789     Document Type: Article

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