Nitrogen (N) leaching losses from grazed pasture systems pose a risk to the environment
with mitigation strategies urgently required to achieve regulatory limits. There has been …

Plantain (Plantago lanceolata L.) has recently been thrust into the limelight as a potential
tool for mitigating nitrogen losses from the New Zealand pastoral environment. It is claimed …

Livestock numbers are increasing to supply the growing demand for meat-rich diets. The
sustainability of this trend has been questioned, and future environmental changes, such as …

Bélanger, G., Castonguay, Y. and Lajeunesse, J. 2014. Benefits of mixing timothy with alfalfa
for forage yield, nutritive value, and weed suppression in northern environments. Can. J …

Biogas production from grassland biomass harvested during landscape management may
help to maintain species‐rich grassland biotopes, but extensive management and late …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of defoliation frequency (either at two‐
or three‐leaf stage) and nitrogen (N) application rate (0, 75, 150, 300, 450 kg N ha− 1 year …

Simple Summary Globally, the livestock sector is responsible for 37% of total anthropogenic
methane emissions, most of which are produced from enteric fermentation of ruminants …

Ruminant nutrition models, such as the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System
(CNCPS), have evolved over time resulting in increased precision and accuracy with which …

High doses of nitrogen (N) fertiliser input on permanent pastures are crucial in terms of N
surplus and N losses. Quantitative analyses of the response of plant functional traits (PFT) …

The aim of the present research was to compare milk fatty acid composition of cows grazing
perennial ryegrass–white clover pasture (RGWC), with that of cows grazing alternative …