The Effects of Some External Management Factors on the Nitrogen Composition of Cattle Manure on Smallholder Farms

Smallholder farmers in Kenya collect manure from confined cattle housing termed zero-grazing units. Zero-grazing designs may include urine collection, though the effectiveness of these designs in improving manure N content has not been established. The manure-urine mixtures produced in these units w...

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Main Authors: H. A. Markewich, A. N. Pell, D. M. Mbugua, D. J. R. Cherney, H. M. van Es, J. Lehmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Agronomy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/437354