Barn balance calculations of Ca, Cu, K, Mg, Mn, N, P, S and Zn in a conventional and organic dairy farm in Sweden

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 119, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 160-170

  Gustafson, Gunnela M ^a   Salomon, Eva ^b   Jonsson, Simon ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (JTI)   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Concentrations; Feeds; Manure; Milk; Plant nutrient flows; Sinks; Soil accumulation; Sources; Urine

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COPPER; DAIRY FARMING; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MILK PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SOIL FERTILITY; SULFUR; URINE; ZINC;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 33845521483     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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