Ammonia emissions from broiler litter: Response to bedding materials and acidifiers

British Poultry Science

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 399-405

  Tasistro, A S ^a   Ritz, C W ^a   Kissel, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CITRIC ACID; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; PHOSPHORIC ACID; SODIUM SULFATE; SULFATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; MORTALITY;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; CITRIC ACID; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MALE; MORTALITY; PHOSPHORIC ACIDS; SULFATES;

AVES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34547936885     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660701473865     Document Type: Article

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