Optimization of phosphorus index and costs of manure management on a New York dairy farm

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 987-993

  Giasson, Elvio ^a,c   Bryant, Ray B ^b   Bills, Nelson L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMS; MANURES; PHOSPHORUS;

NUTRIENTS;

DAIRIES;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0042703149     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2003.9870     Document Type: Article

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