Air quality and bird health status in three types of commercial egg layer houses

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 605-621

  Green, A R ^a   Wesley, I ^b   Trampel, D W ^c   Xin, H ^a  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Cage free; Campylobacter; High rise; Manure belt; Salmonella; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AVES; CAMPYLOBACTER; SALMONELLA;

EID: 73449144094     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/japr.2007-00086     Document Type: Article

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