Repeated annual use of the nitrification inhibitor dicyandiamide (DCD) does not alter its effectiveness in reducing N2O emissions from cow urine

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 166-167, Issue , 2011, Pages 480-491

  De Klein, C A M ^a   Cameron, K C ^b   Di, H J ^b   Rys, G ^c   Monaghan, R M ^a   Sherlock, R R ^b  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dairy cow urine; Dicyandiamide; EF3; Emission factor; Greenhouse gas

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 79958772496     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.04.076     Document Type: Article

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