Impact du chargement d'arrière-saison sur les teneurs en azote potentiellement lessivable en prairie : références établies dans le sud-est de la Belgique

Impact of cattle stocking rate, under grazing, during autumn on potential nitrogen leaching: reference values established in the south-east of Belgium. Grassland, which accounts for half of the agricultural area in Wallonia, forms the basis of many ecosystemic services: cultural, grass production, regulatory services, etc. Nevertheless, the poor ability of cattle to fix ingested nitrogen leads to significant N rejection during grazing. N is excreted in concentrated form via urine, and thus becomes unevenly distributed within the paddock. This phenomenon increases the risk of N leaching in graz... Mehr ...