Milk urea concentration as an indicator of ammonia emission from dairy cow barn under restricted grazing

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 321-335

  van Duinkerken, G ^a   Smits, M C J ^a   Andre G ^a   Sebek L B J ^a   Dijkstra, J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ammonia emission; Milk urea; Restricted grazing

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING; METABOLISM; MILK; POLLUTANT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MILK; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; UREA;

FRIESIA;

EID: 78650372690     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2263     Document Type: Article

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