Ventilation rates in large commercial layer hen houses with two-year continuous monitoring

British Poultry Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-31

  Chai, L ^a   Ni, J Q ^b   Diehl, C A ^b   Kilic, I ^c   Heber, A J ^b   Chen, Y ^d   Cortus, E L ^e   Bogan, B W ^b   Lim, T T ^d   Ramirez Dorronsoro, J C ^f   Chen, L ^g  

^a BEIJING VEGETABLE RESEARCH CENTER   (China)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^e South Dakota State University   (United States)

^f BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

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EID: 84859206868     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2011.643766     Document Type: Article

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