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Nutrient losses from global dairy production systems differ

December 2022

The demand for dairy produce is growing alongside concerns about the impact of intensive dairying on water quality owing to nutrient loss. We found that nitrogen losses were greatest from all-grazed systems, but could be lowered by incorporating some housing.

Research briefing prepared by Nature Food

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Source: McDowell, R. W. et al. Limiting grazing periods combined with proper housing can reduce nutrient losses from dairy systems. Nature Food https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00644-2 (2022).

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