Effect of dietary crude protein on ammonia-N emission measured by herd nitrogen mass balance in a freestall dairy barn managed under farm-like conditions

Animal

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1390-1400

  Aguerre, M J ^a   Wattiaux, M A ^a   Hunt, T ^b   Larget, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

ammonia emission; dairy; manure; nitrogen mass balance

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954535952     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731110000248     Document Type: Article

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