Prediction of ammonia emission from dairy barns using feed characteristics part II: Relation between urinary urea concentration and ammonia emission

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3389-3394

  Monteny, G J ^a   Smits, M C J ^a   Van Duinkerken, G ^a   Mollenhorst, H ^a   De Boer, I J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ammonia emission; dairy barns; feed characteristics; urinary urea concentration

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIET; FEMALE; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; URINE;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; UREA;

EID: 0036986111     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74426-3     Document Type: Article

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