Reducing phosphorus runoff from dairy farms

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 918-927

  Bosch, Darrell J ^a   Wolfe, Mary Leigh ^b   Knowlton, Katharine F ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ALGAE; COSTS; FARMS; NUTRITION; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATERS; WATERSHEDS;

ALGAE GROWTH; CROP NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; PHOSPHORUS RUNOFF;

DAIRIES;

PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; COW; CROP MANAGEMENT; DAIRYING; EUTROPHICATION; EVALUATION; HERD; LIVESTOCK; MANURE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; PREDICTION; SIMULATION; SOIL EROSION; WASTE MINIMIZATION; WATERSHED;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DAIRYING; GROWTH HORMONE; MANURE; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOPERIOD; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ALGAE; DAIRY PRODUCTS; NUTRIENTS; SURFACE WATER;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646575009     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2005.0329     Document Type: Article

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