The use of 15N-enriched feed to label pig excreta for N cycling studies

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-48

  Chantigny, Martin H ^a   Angers, Denis A ^a   Pomar, Candido ^a   Morvan, Thierry ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

15N labelling; Animal feeding; Pig slurry; Swine manure

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; MANURE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 1542307040     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S03-012     Document Type: Article

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