The influence of housing systems on the air quality and bacterial eggshell contamination of table eggs

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 243-249

  Vucemilo M ^a   Vinkovic B ^b   Matkovic K ^a   Stokovic I ^a   Jaksic, S ^c   Radovic S ^d   Granic K ^c   Stubican D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^c Dental Clinic   (Croatia)

^d Ministry of Environmental Protection   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Air hygiene; Aviary; Conventional cage system; Eggshell; Microorganisms

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 77954172505     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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