Composting as a means of disposal of sheep mortalities

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-146

  Stanford, K ^a   Larney, F J ^b   Olson, A F ^b   Yanke, L J ^b   McKenzie, R H ^a  

^a ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DECOMPOSITION; ARID CLIMATES; BACTERIAL ISOLATES; CANADIAN PRAIRIE; HEATING CYCLES; NUMBER OF LAYERS; SEPARATED LAYER; SINGLE LAYER;

BINS; MANURES; WOOL; YARN;

COMPOSTING;

EID: 0347067902     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2000.10701759     Document Type: Article

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