Effects of nitrogen fertilisation rate and maturity of grass silage on methane emission by lactating dairy cows

Animal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 34-43

  Warner, D ^a,c   Hatew, B ^a   Podesta, S C ^a   Klop, G ^a   Van Gastelen, S ^a   Van Laar, H ^a,b   Dijkstra, J ^a   Bannink, A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Nutreco R and D   (Netherlands)

^c SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

dairy cow; grass maturity; Keywords nitrogen fertilisation; methane; ryegrass

Indexed keywords

EID: 84951570223     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731115001640     Document Type: Article

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