Restricting the grazing time of cattle to decrease phosphorus, sediment and E. coli losses in overland low from cropland

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-66

  McDowell, R W ^a   Drewry, J J ^a   Muirhead, R W ^a   Paton, R J ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Grazing; Particulate P; Pasture; Treading

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FARMS; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

FORAGE CROPS; GRAZING TIMES; GRAZING TREATMENT; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

SOILS;

BACTERIUM; GRAZING; OVERLAND FLOW; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BACTERIA; FARM CROPS; PHOSPHORS; ROUGHNESS; SEDIMENTS; SOIL;

BOS TAURUS; BRASSICA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 15044353962     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR04041     Document Type: Article

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