Open AccessReducing nitrogen fertiliser alters dairy shed effluent quality
Author(s) -
Sam Dennis
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of new zealand grasslands
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2463-2880
pISSN - 2463-2872
DOI - 10.33584/jnzg.2017.79.538
Subject(s) - effluent , milking , pasture , nitrogen , environmental science , agronomy , zoology , biology , chemistry , environmental engineering , organic chemistry
Abstract Dairy farmers using low rates of nitrogen fertiliser observed reduced odour in milking sheds, and a smaller growth response of pasture to effluent application. Effluent samples from four conventional (>100 kg N/ha/year, "high-fert") and three low-nitrogen (N) fertiliser (