The impact of using alternative forages on the nutrient value within slurry and its implications for forage productivity in agricultural systems

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Crotty, Felicity V ^a   Fychan, Rhun ^a   Theobald, Vince J ^a   Sanderson, Ruth ^a   Chadwick, David R ^b   Marley, Christina L ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM NITRATE; FERTILIZER; INORGANIC COMPOUND; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SOIL;

AGRICULTURAL SLURRY; ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; BRASSICA OLERACEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; FARMING SYSTEM; FORAGE; GRASS; HYBRID; LEGUME; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRODUCTIVITY; RED CLOVER; SHEEP; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; AGRICULTURE; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BRASSICA; CHEMISTRY; CLOVER; ENVIRONMENT; LOLIUM; SILAGE; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BRASSICA; ENVIRONMENT; FERTILIZERS; LOLIUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NITRATES; NITROGEN; RUMINANTS; SHEEP; SILAGE; SOIL; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 84901333687     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097516     Document Type: Article

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