The influence of broiler activity, growth rate, and litter on carbon dioxide balances for the determination of ventilation flow rates in broiler production

Poultry Science

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2449-2458

  Calvet, S ^a   Estelles, F ^a   Cambra Lopez, M ^a   Torres, A G ^a   van den Weghe, H F A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Broiler; Broiler activity; Carbon dioxide balance; Gas emissions

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 80054935708     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01580     Document Type: Article

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