Runoff quality evaluations of continuous and rotational over-wintering systems for beef cows

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 482-490

  Owens, Lloyd B ^a   Shipitalo, Martin J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Sediment loss; Surface N loss; Surface runoff; Vegetative cover

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GROWING SEASON; HAY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT LOSS; OVERWINTERING; PASTURE; REGROWTH; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSTAINABILITY; VEGETATION COVER;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 58049198281     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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