Ammonia, dust and bacteria in welfare-oriented systems for laying hens

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-113

  Nimmermark, Sven ^a   Lund, Vonne ^b   Gustafsson, Gösta ^a   Eduard, Wijnand ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Air quality; Ammonia; Bacteria; Dust; Laying hens; Pollutants; Poultry; Work environment

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DUST; HOUSING; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; TEMPERATURE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; AMMONIA; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHICKENS; DUST; FEMALE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 67650914276     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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