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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446346003321

Titolo

Nitrogen and phosphorus nutrition of cattle : reducing the environmental impact of cattle operations / / edited by Ernst Pfeffer and Alexander N. Hristov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2005

ISBN

1-280-73543-0

9786610735433

1-84593-143-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HristovAlexander N

PfefferErnst

Disciplina

636.2/0852

Soggetti

Cattle - Feeding and feeds

Nitrogen in animal nutrition

Phosphorus in animal nutrition

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""1 Interactions between Cattle and the Environment: a General Introduction""; ""2 Nitrogen Requirements of Cattle""; ""3 Nitrogen Metabolism in the Rumen""; ""4 Factors Affecting the Efficiency of Nitrogen Utilization in the Rumen""; ""5 Whole-animal Nitrogen Balance in Cattle""; ""6 Phosphorus Metabolism in the Rumen""; ""7 Phosphorus Metabolism in Ruminants and Requirements of Cattle""; ""8 Effects of Dietary Phosphorus and Nitrogen on Cattle Reproduction""; ""9 Improving the Efficiency of Nutrient Use on Cattle Operations""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""

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Sommario/riassunto

There are tremendous benefits to feeding ruminants nitrogen and phosphorus supplements, in terms of milk production and productivity. However, what goes in must come out. Nitrogen and phosphorus excretions from dairy cattle are a major environmental pollutant. This book describes the latest knowledge in nitrogen and phosphorus nutrition of cattle including requirements, ruminal and total tract



metabolism, possibilities of increasing the efficiency of nitrogen utilization and reducing nitrogen and phosphorus excretions from dairy and beef operations. It also includes aspects of the effects of d