Prediction of Ammonia Emission from Dairy Barns Using Feed Characteristics Part I: Relation Between Feed Characteristics and Urinary Urea Concentration
| Autor: | G. van Duinkerken, Herman Mollenhorst, I.J.M. de Boer, M.C.J. Smits, G.J. Monteny |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Dierlijke Productiesystemen
Urinary system ammonia emission urinary urea concentration Regression analysis Urine Biology Animal Production Systems feed characteristics Excretion chemistry.chemical_compound Ammonia emission Ammonia Animal science Biochemistry chemistry dairy barns WIAS Genetics Urea Animal Science and Zoology Dairy cattle Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Dairy Science 85 (2002) Scopus-Elsevier Journal of Dairy Science, 85, 3382-3388 |
| ISSN: | 0022-0302 |
| DOI: | 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(02)74425-1 |
| Popis: | Urinary urea concentration is an important predictor of NH 3 emission from dairy barns. To reduce urinary urea concentration, accurate and precise prediction of urea concentration for different feeding regimes is a prerequisite. The objective of this research, therefore, was to predict urinary urea concentration of a cow using feed characteristics. To compute urinary urea concentration of a cow, we predicted: urine volume; urinary N excretion, using a regression or a mechanistic model; and the relationship between urinary urea concentration and urinary N concentration, which was derived from experimental data. Model results were validated using experimental data. Cows were fed one of nine diets, which was a combination of one of three rumen-degradable protein balances, and one of three roughage compositions. Each diet was repeated once. Measured parameters included herd, diet, and urine characteristics. Observed urinary urea concentration can be predicted with reasonable accuracy from existing models to predict urine volume and urinary N excretion using feed characteristics. The regression model predicted N excretion slightly better than the mechanistic model. In addition, input parameters required for the regression model are recorded at each dairy farm in the Netherlands. This regression model, therefore, can be used by animal nutritionists and producers to determine diets that result in a reduced NH 3 emission. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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