Cattle feedlot soil moisture and manure content: I. Impacts on greenhouse gases, odor compounds, nitrogen losses, and dust

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 644-655

  Miller, Daniel N ^a   Berry, Elaine D ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; DUST; FERMENTATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISMS; MOISTURE; NITROGEN; SOILS;

CATTLE FEEDLOTS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MANURE MANAGEMENTS; NITROGEN LOSSES;

MANURES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; NITROGEN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GAS; MANURE; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NITROGEN UPTAKE; ODOR; SOIL MOISTURE;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 15744366618     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2005.0644     Document Type: Article

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