Nitrogen leaching from sheep-, cattle- and deer-grazed pastures in the Lake Taupo catchment in New Zealand

Animal Production Science

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 416-425

  Hoogendoorn, C J ^a   Betteridge, K ^a   Ledgard, S F ^b   Costall, D A ^a   Park, Z A ^a   Theobald, P W ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

ammonium N; dissolved organic N; nitrate N

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; CATTLE; DEER; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HERB; LEACHING; NITRATE; POROUS MEDIUM; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PUMICE; RAINFALL; SHEEP; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

LAKE TAUPO; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CERVIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79955979122     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN10179     Document Type: Article

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