Efficacy of urease inhibitor to reduce ammonia emission from poultry houses

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-42

  Singh, A ^a   Casey, K D ^a,c   King, W D ^b   Pescatore, A J ^b   Gates, R S ^a,d   Ford, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Ammonia; Broiler litter; Layer manure; Urease inhibitor

Indexed keywords

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EID: 73349127463     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/japr.2008-00046     Document Type: Article

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