Dairy heifer management impacts manure N collection and cycling through crops in Wisconsin, USA

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 131, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 170-177

  Powell, J Mark ^a,b   Russelle, Michael P ^a,b  

^a U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Feces; Heifers; Manure; Manure management; Nitrogen cycling; Urine

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP ROTATION; DAIRY FARMING; FECES; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MANURE; NITROGEN CYCLE; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; SECALE CEREALE; SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM X DRUMMONDII; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 63049084836     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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