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Improved manure management moves trade-off and synergy relationships among environmental indicators in desirable directions

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  • Qu, Qingbo
  • Groot, Jeroen C.J.
  • Zhang, Keqiang

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Dairy production systems with a high stocking density are strongly dependent on external feed resources and concentrate nutrients in manure on a small surface area, thus causing environmental challenges. Both improved manure management and integration of crop-dairy production have been proposed as ways to reduce nutrient losses and improve sustainability of intensive dairy production. However, the potential interactive relationships between these two options are rarely investigated.

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  • Qu, Qingbo & Groot, Jeroen C.J. & Zhang, Keqiang, 2025. "Improved manure management moves trade-off and synergy relationships among environmental indicators in desirable directions," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 222(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:222:y:2025:i:c:s0308521x24003202
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104170
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