Pathways to improving the N efficiency of grazing bovines

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 363-374

  Hoekstra, N J ^a,b   Schulte, R P O ^a   Struik, P C ^b   Lantinga, E A ^b  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Grassland management; Herbage management; Herbage quality; High sugar variety; Nitrogen utilisation

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DIET; EXCRETION; FOOD QUALITY; FORAGE; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MONOCOTYLEDON; NITROGEN; PERENNIAL PLANT; PROTEIN; SUGAR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 33947655322     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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