Nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiencies in dairy production in China

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 990-1001

  Bai, Z H ^a,b   Ma, L ^a,b   Oenema, O ^b   Chen, Q ^a   Zhang, F S ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE DEVELOPMENT; MANURE NUTRIENTS; MILK PRODUCTION; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS; PRODUCTION SECTOR; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS; USE EFFICIENCY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

DAIRIES;

FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; MANURE;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BEEF; BEEF CATTLE; CHINA; CROPLAND; DAIRY CATTLE; DENITRIFICATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; GRASSLAND; HERD; MANURE; MILK PRODUCTION; MILK YIELD; NITRATE LEACHING; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; SOIL EROSION; VOLATILIZATION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; MILK;

ANIMALS; CHINA; MANURE; MILK; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

EID: 84880092874     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2012.0464     Document Type: Article

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