Methods for assessing phosphorus overfeeding on organic and conventional dairy farms
Phosphorus (P) losses from dairy farms can severely damage aquatic ecosystems, so it is important to have tools to assess overfeeding of P. This study screened P intake and faecal excretion of different P fractions in dairy cows on conventional and organic farms, compared the P feeding level of the...
Main Authors: | M. Nordqvist, K. Holtenius, R. Spörndly |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731113002103 |
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