HOT AIR TREATMENT, IN NATURAL CONVECTION CONDITIONS, FOR EGG SURFACE DECONTAMINATION
In order to improve the animal welfare, the Council Directive 1999/74/EC (defining minimum standards for the welfare of laying hens) will ban conventional cage systems from 2012, in favor of enriched cages or floor systems. As a consequence an increased risk of bacterial contamination of eggshells i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Agricultural Engineering |
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| Online Access: | http://www.agroengineering.org/index.php/jae/article/view/44 |