The effectiveness of various biofiltration substrates in removing bacteria, endotoxins, and dust from ventilation system exhaust from a chicken hatchery

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2095-2100

  Tymczyna, L ^a   Chmielowiec Korzeniowska, A ^a   Drabik, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Chicken hatchery; Dust; Endotoxin; Gram negative bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 35348906611     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.10.2095     Document Type: Article

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