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CATTLE MANURE [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
CONT

Cattle manure is a valuable source of key nutrients including nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), sulphur (S), magnesium (Mg), and calcium (Ca), as well as certain micronutrients.

OBS

manure: Material that fertilizes land; especially: refuse of stables and barnyards consisting of mammal and bird excreta with or without litter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
OBS

fumier : Mélange plus ou moins fermenté de litières et de déjections animales, utilisé comme amendement et comme engrais organiques.

OBS

Le terme spécifique «bouse (de vache)» (en anglais : «(cow) dung») est parfois utilisé comme synonyme, mais, contrairement au terme «fumier», il ne désigne pas nécessairement un type d'engrais.

Spanish

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