Effects of nutritional strategies on simulated nitrogen excretion and methane emission in dairy cattle

Modelling nutrient digestion and utilisation in farm animals

Volumn , Issue , 2023, Pages 394-402

  Dijkstra, J ^a   France, J ^b   Ellis, J L ^b   Kebreab, E ^c   Lopez S ^d   Reijs, J W ^a   Bannink, A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gases; Livestock; Manure composition; Modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 85200904678     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/9789086867127_044     Document Type: Chapter

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