Protein content in dairy cattle diets affects ammonia losses and fertilizer nitrogen value

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 528-534

  Paul, J W ^a   Dinn, N E ^b   Kannangara, T ^a   Fisher, L J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSES; MANURES; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS;

NITROGEN AVAILABILITY;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

AMMONIA; FERTILIZER; NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURE; AMMONIA FORMATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; DAIRY INDUSTRY; FECES; MANURE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PROTEIN CONTENT; URINARY EXCRETION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032076324     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1998.00472425002700030008x     Document Type: Article

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