Controlling the concentrations of airborne pollutants in piggery buildings

Sustainable Animal Production: The Challenges and Potential Developments for Professional Farming

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 285-311

  Banhazi, T M ^a   Currie, E ^b   Reed, S ^c   Lee, I B ^d   Aarnink, A J A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental quality; Farm building; Pig houses; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052493406     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-685-4     Document Type: Chapter

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