Gas and particle concentrations in horse stables with individual boxes as a function of the bedding material and the mucking regimen

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3805-3816

  Fleming, K ^a   Hessel, E F ^a   van den Weghe, H F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airborne particle; Ammonia; Bedding material; Equine husbandry; Mucking interval

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BED; FECES; GAS; HORSE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AMMONIA; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEDDING AND LINENS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FECES; GASES; HORSES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; NITROUS OXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EQUIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 70350295867     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1569     Document Type: Article

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