Changes in nutrient mass balances over time and related drivers for 54 New York State dairy farms

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 5313-5329

  Soberon, Melanie A ^a   Cela, Sebastian ^a   Ketterings, Quirine M ^a   Rasmussen, Caroline N ^a   Czymmek, Karl J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrogen; Nutrient use efficiency; Phosphorus; Potassium; Whole farm environmental assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; CROP; DAIRYING; DIET; FEMALE; MILK; NEW YORK; SECRETION (PROCESS); VETERINARY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DAIRYING; DIET; FEMALE; FERTILIZERS; MILK; NEW YORK; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

EID: 84937522171     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-9236     Document Type: Article

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