Litter ammonia generation: Moisture content and organic versus inorganic bedding materials

Poultry Science

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1162-1169

  Miles, D M ^a   Rowe, D E ^b   Cathcart, T C ^b  

^a USDA ARS Genetics and Precision Agriculture Research Unit   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Bedding; Broiler; Litter; Moisture content

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; WATER;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; METABOLISM; TIME;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

AVES;

EID: 79957483591     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-01113     Document Type: Article

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