@conference {3672,
	title = {Milk production and urination behaviour of dairy cows grazing diverse and simple pasture},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {75},
	year = {2015},
	month = {07/2015},
	pages = {79-83},
	address = {Dunedin},
	abstract = { Milk production and urination patterns were measured for mid-lactation dairy cows grazing a simple perennial ryegrass-white
clover pasture (n = 15) and a more diverse pasture (n = 15) containing herb (chicory and plantain) and legume (lucerne) species in
addition to the perennial ryegrass and white clover. Milksolids production was similar for simple (2.09 kg MS/cow/d) and diverse
(1.94 kg MS/cow/d) pasture. Urination volume and frequency were similar for simple (2.0 L/urination, 11.6 urinations/cow/d) and
diverse (2.2 L/urination, 15.0 urinations/cow/d) pasture. Urine-nitrogen (N) concentration was 20\% lower for diverse (4.9 g N/L)
than simple (6.1 g N/L) pasture. Diverse pastures may offer benefits for reducing the environmental impact of dairy farming by
reducing the N loading of urine patches.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Edwards GR and Bryant RH and Smith N and Hague H and Ferris A and Farell L}
}
