Effect of adding alum or zeolite to dairy slurry on ammonia volatilization and chemical composition

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1814-1821

  Lefcourt, A M ^a   Meisinger, J J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amendments; Ammonia volatilization; Dairy manure; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; ALUMINUM SULFATE; AMMONIA; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; ZEOLITE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; MANURE; METHODOLOGY; PH; TIME; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ALUM COMPOUNDS; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MANURE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; TIME FACTORS; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ZEOLITES;

EID: 0035432593     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74620-6     Document Type: Article

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