Comparison of ammonia emission rates from three types of broiler litters

Poultry Science

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2436-2440

  Atapattu, N S B M ^a   Senaratna, D ^a   Belpagodagamage, U D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Broiler; Litter; Refused tea

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049142226     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2007-00320     Document Type: Article

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