Effect of cereal type and exogenous enzyme supplementation in pig diets on odour and ammonia emissions

Livestock Science

Volumn 109, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 212-215

  Garry, B P ^a   Fogarty, M ^a   Curran, T P ^a   O'Doherty, J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Cereals; Enzymes; Odour; Pigs

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; SUIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34247545753     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.119     Document Type: Article

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