Best management practices to mitigate faecal contamination by livestock of New Zealand waters

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 267-278

  Collins, Rob ^a   McLeod, Malcolm ^b   Hedley, Mike ^c   Donnison, Andrea ^d   Close, Murray ^e   Hanly, James ^c   Horne, Dave ^c   Ross, Colleen ^d   Davies Colley, Robert ^a   Bagshaw, Caroline ^f   Matthews, Lindsay ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^e ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

^f Thinking Animals   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Best management practices; Faecal contamination; Mitigation; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CATTLE; FECAL COLIFORM; LIVESTOCK; PATHOGEN; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; STREAMWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 34547174215     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288230709510294     Document Type: Article

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