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Benefits and Trade-Offs of Dairy System Changes Aimed at Reducing Nitrate Leaching

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Reducing inputs of nitrogen fertiliser and purchased feed, with an associated reduction in stocking rate on pastoral dairy farms resulted in less nitrate leaching. A co-benefit was a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The exception was the implementation of a wintering barn where...

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Autores principales: Beukes, Pierre, Romera, Alvaro, Hutchinson, Kathryn, van der Weerden, Tony, de Klein, Cecile, Dalley, Dawn, Chapman, David, Glassey, Chris, Dynes, Robyn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6940747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31861144
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9121158