Whole-farm phosphorus balance on western dairy farms

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 688-695

  Spears, R A ^a   Young, A J ^a   Kohn, R A ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial dairies; Phosphorus balance; Western United States

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

FERTILIZER; PHOSPHORUS; WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MANURE; METABOLISM; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FERTILIZERS; LACTATION; MANURE; PHOSPHORUS; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL; WATER;

EID: 0038515353     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73648-0     Document Type: Article

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