Flocculation of swine manure: Influence of flocculant, rate of addition, and diet

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 609-614

  Powers, Wendy J ^a   Flatow, Laura A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flocculation; Manure; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; FLOCCULATION; MIXTURES; NUTRITION; PHOSPHORUS;

FEEDING PERIODS;

MANURES;

ADDITIVES; FLOCCULATION; MANURE; MIXTURES; NUTRITION; SWINE;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036769734     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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