A survey of dairy farming in pennsylvania: Nutrient management practices and implications

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 966-973

  Dou, Z ^a   Galligan, D T ^a   Ramberg Jr , C F ^a   Meadows, C ^a   Ferguson, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy farm; Nutrient management; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; ZEA MAYS;

FERTILIZER;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANURE; METHODOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANT; UNITED STATES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DATA COLLECTION; FERTILIZERS; HUMANS; MANURE; PENNSYLVANIA; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0035319992     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74555-9     Document Type: Article

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