Greener milk: How to make cow's nitrogen intake efficient
Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 08:00
in Earth & Climate
The amount of nitrogen that is excreted by livestock is directly proportional to the amount it is fed. This is according to Chris Reynolds a researcher in nutritional physiology of ruminants at the University of Reading, UK. He is a principal investigator of one of the workgroups of the REDNEX project, about to reach completion this year. Funded by the European Union, the project investigated ways to reduce the excretion of nitrogen by dairy animals. "Our aim was to look at management approaches so that we can reduce the amount of nitrogen we are feeding the animals," says Reynolds.