Nitrogen Excretion by Dairy Cows Grazing Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) Based Pastures during the Lactating Season

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dc.citation.issue4
dc.citation.volume12
dc.contributor.authorNavarrete S
dc.contributor.authorRodriguez M
dc.contributor.authorHorne D
dc.contributor.authorHanly J
dc.contributor.authorHedley M
dc.contributor.authorKemp P
dc.coverage.spatialSwitzerland
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-11T00:11:51Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-25T06:51:16Z
dc.date.available2022-02-14
dc.date.available2024-01-11T00:11:51Z
dc.date.available2024-07-25T06:51:16Z
dc.date.issued2022-02-14
dc.description.abstractThe use of plantain pasture in dairy systems can potentially reduce nitrogen (N) leaching losses via the lower N concentration in the urine (UNc) of cows. Reducing the urinary N load while cows graze pastures can reduce the risk of N leaching losses from urine patches. Research needs to demonstrate that these environmental benefits are not at the expense of milk production and farm profit. Three groups of 20 cows grazed in the following three pasture treatments: (i) plantain, (ii) plantain-clover mix (plantain, red [Trifolium pratense] and white clover), or (iii) ryegrass-white clover (wc) pastures, from spring to autumn for two years. Each year, pasture intake, diet quality, milk production and animal N (milk and urine) excretion were evaluated in spring, summer, and autumn. The cows grazing the plantain and plantain-clover mix pastures produced similar milk solids as cows grazing ryegrass-wc pasture but reduced their UNc during summer and autumn, when compared to those grazing the plantain-clover mix and ryegrass-wc pastures. Plantain reduced urinary N loads onto pastures by a greater number of urine patches with lower urinary N loading rates. The results demonstrate that plantain pastures do not diminish milk solids production from cows, and the lower UNc from summer to autumn could reduce N being lost to the environment.
dc.format.pagination469-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35203177
dc.identifier.citationNavarrete S, Rodriguez M, Horne D, Hanly J, Hedley M, Kemp P. (2022). Nitrogen Excretion by Dairy Cows Grazing Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) Based Pastures during the Lactating Season.. Animals (Basel). 12. 4. (pp. 469-).
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani12040469
dc.identifier.eissn2076-2615
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615
dc.identifier.numberARTN 469
dc.identifier.piiani12040469
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/71020
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
dc.relation.isPartOfAnimals (Basel)
dc.rights(c) 2022 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectdairy cows
dc.subjectgrazing systems
dc.subjectnitrogen excretion
dc.subjectnitrogen leaching
dc.subjectplantain-based pastures
dc.titleNitrogen Excretion by Dairy Cows Grazing Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) Based Pastures during the Lactating Season
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id451271
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