Nitrous oxide emission factors for urine and dung from sheep fed either fresh forage rape (Brassica napus L.) or fresh perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)

Nitrous oxide emission factors for urine and dung from sheep fed either fresh forage rape (Brassica napus L.) or fresh perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)

In New Zealand, agriculture is predominantly based on pastoral grazing systems and animal excreta deposited on soil during grazing have been identified as a major source of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. Forage brassicas (Brassica spp.) have been increasingly used to improve lamb performance. Compar...

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Main Authors: J. Luo, X.Z. Sun, D. Pacheco, S.F. Ledgard, S.B. Lindsey, C.J. Hoogendoorn, B. Wise, N.L. Watkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
Excreta
N partitioning
sheep
brassicas
nitrous oxide
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731114002742

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