The effects of dairy cow weight on selected soil physical properties indicative of compaction

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-44

  Herbin, T ^a,b   Hennessy, D ^a   Richards, K G ^c   Piwowarczyk, A ^b   Murphy, J J ^a   Holden, N M ^b  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Compaction; Dairy cow; Soil moisture deficit; Soil physical properties; Treading

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CATTLE; COMPACTION; GRASS; GRASSLAND; INFILTRATION; POROSITY; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL STRENGTH; SOIL WATER; TRAMPLING; WATER CONTENT;

IRELAND;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 79951808138     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2010.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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