Chemical Composition of Pen Surface Layers of Beef Cattle Feedyards

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 541-552

  Cole, N A ^a   Mason, A M ^a,c   Todd, R W ^a   Rhoades, M ^b   Parker, D B ^b  

^a Agriculture Research Service   (United States)

^b WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Beef cattle; Feedlot; Manure; Nitrate

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649518788     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)30756-7     Document Type: Article

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