Effect of dietary protein concentration on ammonia and greenhouse gas emitting potential of dairy manure

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1930-1941

  Lee, C ^a   Hristov, A N ^a   Dell, C J ^b   Feyereisen, G W ^c   Kaye, J ^a   Beegle, D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Dairy manure; Greenhouse gas

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LACTATION; MANURE; METABOLISM; MICROCLIMATE; PROTEIN INTAKE; SOIL;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; FEMALE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LACTATION; MANURE; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL;

EID: 84858952631     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-4141     Document Type: Article

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