Sampling procedures for piggery slurry in deep pits for estimation of nutrient content

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 239-248

  Ndegwa, Pius M ^a   Zhu, Jun ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0038377447     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1537-5110(03)00048-5     Document Type: Article

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