Spatial variations in nutrient and microbial transport from feedlot surfaces

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 675-684

  Gilley, John E ^a   Berry, Elaine D ^b   Eigenberg, Roger A ^b   Marx, David B ^a   Woodbury, Bryan L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Feedlots; Manure management; Manure runoff; Microorganisms; Nitrogen movement; Nutrient losses; Phosphorus; Runoff; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BEEF CATTLE; MANURE MANAGEMENT; MANURE RUNOFF; NITROGEN MOVEMENT;

MANURES; MICROORGANISMS; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

NUTRIENTS;

CATTLE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MANURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT LOSS; RUNOFF; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER QUALITY;

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 44449096175     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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