Airborne microorganisms during the commercial production and processing of Japanese quail

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 242-247

  Northcutt, J K ^a   Jones, D R ^a   Musgrove, M T ^a  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne bacteria; Microorganisms; Quail processing; Quail production

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547776051     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2004.242.247     Document Type: Article

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