Reducing ammonia emissions from laying-hen houses through dietary manipulation

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 160-169

  Li, Hong ^a   Xin, Hongwei ^b   Burns, Robert T ^c   Roberts, Stacey A ^d   Li, Shuhai ^e   Kliebenstein, James ^f   Bregendahl, Kristjan ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d Akey Nutrition and Research Center   (United States)

^e STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^f IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; AGRICULTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCURRENCY CONTROL; EMISSION CONTROL; FERTILIZERS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HOUSES; MANURES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

DIETARY MANIPULATION; DRIED DISTILLERS GRAINS; EMISSION REDUCTION; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; HIGHER SULFUR CONTENTS; NUTRIENT COMPOSITION; POULTRY PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFUR;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AIR CONDITIONING; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; GRAIN; GREENHOUSE GAS; MAIZE; MANURE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AIR; AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CHICKEN; DIET;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

AIR; AIR POLLUTANTS; AMMONIA; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIET; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MANURE;

EID: 84859898751     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2011.638414     Document Type: Article

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