Effect of herbage on N intake and N excretion of suckler cows

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 303-311

  Schellberg, Jürgen ^a   Südekum, Karl Heinz ^a   Gebbing, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; GRAZING; HERBARIUM; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; POLLUTION CONTROL; SECRETION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 37349123298     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2007026     Document Type: Article

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