The effect of animal age on air pollutant concentration in a broiler house

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 170-174

  Vucemilo M ^a   Matkovic K ^a   Vlnkovic B ^b   Jaksic S ^c   Granic K ^c   Mas, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^c ZIN LAB Laboratory for Foodstuffs of Animal Origin   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Airborne bacteria; Airborne dust; Airborne fungi; Broilers; Poultry age

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 34249904149     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/2318-cjas     Document Type: Article

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