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Ammonia in Poultry Houses: A Literature Review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

Fiona S. Carlile
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Agricultural Development and Advisory Service Government Buildings, Kenton Bar, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England.
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