Ammonia emissions from twelve U.S. broiler chicken houses

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1495-1512

  Wheeler, Eileen F ^a,g   Casey, Kenneth D ^b   Gates, Richard ^c   Xin, Hongwei ^d   Zajaczkowski, Jennifer L ^a   Topper, Patrick A ^a   Liang, Yi ^e   Pescatore, Anthony J ^f  

^a University Park   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^g PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia emissions; Broiler houses; Electrochemical sensor; Litter treatment; NH 3 concentration; Poultry; Seasonal variation; Ventilation rate

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA CONCENTRATION; AMMONIA EMISSIONS; BROILER HOUSES; ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR; FLOCK CYCLE; LITTER TREATMENT; VENTILATION RATE;

AMMONIA; GAS EMISSIONS; VENTILATION EXHAUSTS;

FARM BUILDINGS;

AMMONIA; BIOGENIC EMISSION; POULTRY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSOR; VENTILATION;

AMMONIA; POULTRY; SEASONAL VARIATION; VENTILATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 33845657774     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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