Environmental impacts and sustainability of egg production systems

Poultry Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 263-277

  Xin, H ^a   Gates, R S ^b   Green, A R ^b   Mitloehner, F M ^c   Moore, P A ^d   Wathes, C M ^e  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emissions mitigation; Environmental footprint; Hen housing system

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78650626333     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-00877     Document Type: Article

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