Identifying and controlling critical sources of farm phosphorus imbalances for Vermont dairy farms

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 551-561

  Ghebremichael, Lula T ^a   Watzin, Mary C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary phosphorus; Farm modeling; Forage management; Mass nutrient balance; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARMING; EUTROPHICATION; FORAGE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUTRIENT BUDGET; ORGANIC FARMING; PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; RUNOFF; SOIL NUTRIENT; WATER QUALITY;

LAKE CHAMPLAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 79960384625     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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