Nitrogen concentration in the urine of cattle, sheep and deer grazing a common ryegrass/cocksfoot/white clover pasture

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 235-243

  Hoogendoorn, C J ^a   Betteridge, K ^a   Costall, D A ^a   Ledgard, S F ^b  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cattle; Deer; Grazing; Nitrogen concentration; Sheep; Urine

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GRASS; GRAZING; LEGUME; NITROGEN; PASTURE; RUBIDIUM; RUMINANT; URINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CERVIDAE; OVIS ARIES; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 78649605304     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2010.499899     Document Type: Article

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