Effect of Form and Amount of Phosphorus and Phytase Supplementation on Phosphorus Utilization by Ruminants

The use of animal manures to replace commercial fertilizer has increased the economic and environmental sustainability of agriculture. However, this practice has resulted in excess P being applied to the soil in some areas. Excess P may run-off into surface water and leach in the ground, causing e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shanklin, Rachel Kristina
Other Authors: Animal and Poultry Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34316
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08032001-164126/