Effects of in-house composting of litter on bacterial levels

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 531-537

  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; Compost; In house

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33845655373     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/15.4.531     Document Type: Article

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