Effect of adding ozone into an intensive broiler production unit on performance, mortality, ammonia levels, and bacterial levels as compared with a non-ozone-treated broiler unit

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 649-657

  Schwean Lardner, K ^a   Dahiya, J P ^a   Olkowski, A A ^a   Barber, E M ^b   Riddell, C ^c   Classen, H L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Broiler; Ozone; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 73349083113     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/japr.2008-00049     Document Type: Article

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