Characterization of gas emissions from a Mediterranean broiler farm

Poultry Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 534-542

  Calvet, S ^a   Cambra Lopez M ^a   Estelles F ^a   Torres, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Broiler; Gas emissions; Ventilation rate

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 79951761889     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-01037     Document Type: Article

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