Combination of a urease inhibitor and a plant essential oil to control coliform bacteria, odour production and ammonia loss from cattle waste

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 472-477

  Varel, V H ^a   Wells, J E ^a   Miller, D N ^b  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle manure; Coliforms; Pathogens; Plant oils; Urease inhibitor

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OILS; FERTILIZERS; HYDROLYSIS; MANURES; METABOLISM; ODORS; PHENOLS; UREA; WASTE TREATMENT;

CATTLE FEED; CATTLE MANURES; CATTLE WASTE; COLIFORMS; FATTY ACID PRODUCTIONS; PLANT OIL; TRIAMIDES; UREA HYDROLYSIS; UREASE INHIBITORS; WASTE SLURRIES;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

AMMONIA; ESSENTIAL OIL; FATTY ACID; FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID; THYMOL; UREA; UREASE INHIBITOR; VEGETABLE OIL; WATER;

AMMONIA; CATTLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL OIL; FATTY ACID; HYDROLYSIS; INHIBITOR; MANURE; ODOR; UREA; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; CATTLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTAINER; CORN; FECES ANALYSIS; FEEDING; HYDROLYSIS; MANURE; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; URINE; WASTE;

BOS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33846301426     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03120.x     Document Type: Article

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