Contribution of livestock excreta to nutrient balances

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-131

  Sheldrick, William ^a   Keith Syers, J ^b   Lingard, John ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Livestock excreta; Manure; Nutrient audit; Nutrient balance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0013166899     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023944131188     Document Type: Article

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