Environmental assessment of three egg production systems- Part II. Ammonia, greenhouse gas, and particulate matter emissions

Poultry Science

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 534-543

  Shepherd, T A ^a   Zhao, Y ^a   Li, H ^b   Stinn, J P ^a   Hayes, M D ^c   Xin, H ^a  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

air emissions; alternative hen housing; egg production

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

AIR POLLUTANT; AMMONIA; GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; AMMONIA; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EGGS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 84924346986     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps/peu075     Document Type: Article

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