Effects of benzoic acid on nitrogen, phosphorus and energy balance and on ammonia emission from slurries in the heavy pig

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 200-204

  Galassi, Gianluca ^a   Malagutti, Luca ^a   Colombini, Stefania ^a   Rapetti, Luca ^a   Matteo Crovetto, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ammonia emission; Benzoic acid; Nitrogen phosphorus; Pig

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 84866152055     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2011.e38     Document Type: Article

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