A review of ammonia emission mitigation techniques for concentrated animal feeding operations

PM Ndegwa, AN Hristov, J Arogo, RE Sheffield - Biosystems engineering, 2008 - Elsevier
Several approaches have been suggested and evaluated for reducing ammonia emissions
from excreted animal manure: reducing nitrogen excretion through dietary manipulation …

Targeted technologies for nitrous oxide abatement from animal agriculture

CAM De Klein, RJ Eckard - Australian Journal of Experimental …, 2008 - CSIRO Publishing
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions account for~ 10% of global greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions, with most of these emissions (~ 90%) deriving from agricultural practices. Animal …

Effect of carbohydrate source on ammonia utilization in lactating dairy cows

AN Hristov, JK Ropp, KL Grandeen… - Journal of Animal …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of dextrose, starch, NDF, and a
carbohydrate (CHO) mix on utilization of ruminal ammonia in dairy cows. Four ruminally and …

Management options to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from intensively grazed pastures: a review

J Luo, CAM De Klein, SF Ledgard, S Saggar - Agriculture, ecosystems & …, 2010 - Elsevier
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from grazed pastures represent a significant source of
atmospheric N2O. With an improved understanding and quantification of N sources …

[HTML][HTML] A meta-analysis examining the relationship among dietary factors, dry matter intake, and milk and milk protein yield in dairy cows

AN Hristov, WJ Price, B Shafii - Journal of Dairy Science, 2004 - Elsevier
This meta-analysis was undertaken to determine the impact of dietary components on dry
matter intake (DMI), milk yield (MY), and milk protein yield (MPY) in Holstein dairy cows …

Factors affecting the efficiency of nitrogen utilization in the rumen.

AN Hristov, JP Jouany - Nitrogen and phosphorus nutrition of …, 2005 - cabidigitallibrary.org
The purpose of animal nutrition is to supply the right amount of nutrients that the animal
needs to meet a pre-set production target. Any shortfall in nutrient provision will reduce …

[HTML][HTML] Efficiency of use of imported nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium and potential for reducing phosphorus imports on Idaho dairy farms

AN Hristov, W Hazen, JW Ellsworth - Journal of Dairy Science, 2006 - Elsevier
Eight commercial dairies from south central Idaho were surveyed to estimate the whole-farm
surpluses of N, P, and K and to investigate the possibility of reducing P excretions through …

Nutrient excretion and odorant production in manure from cattle fed corn wet distillers grains with solubles,

MJ Spiehs, VH Varel - Journal of Animal Science, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Twenty-four cross bred steers (BW 452.5±15.5 kg) were used to evaluate nutrient excretion
and odorous compounds in urine and feces of feedlot steers fed diets containing corn wet …

[PDF][PDF] Nitrogen transformation and losses during composting and mitigation strategies

X Hao, MB Benke - Dynamic Soil, Dynamic Plant, 2008 - globalsciencebooks.info
Composting organic material, such as livestock manure, reduces its odor and C: N ratio
while sanitizing and improving its physical properties. However, the biggest challenge in …

[PDF][PDF] Nutritional strategies to improve nitrogen use efficiency by grazing dairy cows

JP Keim, R Anrique - Chilean journal of agricultural research, 2011 - oes.chileanjar.cl
Grazing dairy cows are characterized by converting a low proportion of dietary N into milk N.
This low N use efficiency (NUE) is mainly due to an excessive supply of crude protein (CP) …