Effect of different cleaning procedures on water use and bacterial levels in weaner pig pens.
Pork is one of the most globally eaten meats and the pig production chain contributes significantly to the water footprint of livestock production. However, very little knowledge is available about the on-farm factors that influence freshwater use in the pig production chain. An experiment was condu...
Main Authors: | Shilpi Misra, Corina E van Middelaar, Kieran Jordan, John Upton, Amy J Quinn, Imke J M de Boer, Keelin O'Driscoll |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242495 |
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