Nitrogen excretion in dairy cow, beef and veal cattle, pig, and rabbit farms in Northern Italy

Reference values for N excretion of different livestock production systems are required for the application of the Nitrate Directive (91/676/EC). A survey aimed to estimate N excretion from on-farm measurements of feed consumption and performance of dairy cows (104 herds, 9,984 cows), growing cattle...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Bittante, Lucia Bailoni, Luigi Gallo, Stefano Schiavon, Gerolamo Xiccato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/929