animal manure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofanimalandmanure
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animal
adjective
uk/ˈæn.ɪ.məl/us/ˈæn.ɪ.məl/
made or obtained from an animal ...
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manure
noun[U]
uk/məˈnjʊər/us/məˈnʊr/
solid waste from animals, especially horses, that is spread on the land in order to make plants ...
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(Definition ofanimalandmanurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Animalmanureattracted flies which, particularly during hot summer months, transmitted disease to infant foodstuffs, especially milk, increasing the incidence of summer diarrhoea.
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Direct animal to human contact or contact withanimalmanurewas the most likely cause of the infection.
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The export of nutrients inanimalmanureto neighbours has to be reported in the nutrient accounts of both the exporting and importing farm.
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The method suggested in this paper addresses simultaneous problems of continuous deterioration in soil productivity and the disposal of excessiveanimalmanure.
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In such systems nutrients come from large amounts of organic matter,animalmanureand rock phosphate.
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A low livestock density limits the supply ofanimalmanure.
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Liming, the application of gypsum, and use ofanimalmanurein rotations are helpful.
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Crop residues andanimalmanurecan increase soil biological activity, altering the extent and timing of nutrient availability31-33.
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Field history was recorded wherever possible for the last 10 years, including crops grown, fallow years and whetheranimalmanurewas applied.
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Human excreta, likeanimalmanure, is a good soil conditioner and a renewable source of plant nutrients, such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
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Since only farmers specialized in animal production could apply for subsidies for the enlargement ofanimalmanurestorage facilities, the fertiliser tax would involve redistribution from crop to animal production.
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The homestead inhabitants in turn spread the garden withanimalmanureand domestic refuse (pahhay), thus making its soil clearly more fertile than the larger and more distant farmlands.
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Nitrogen already derived fromanimalmanure, compost, grain legume crops, or other methods was excluded from the calculations, as we assumed no change in their use.
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And if nitrate is measured, how is it determined that it originates fromanimalmanurealone?
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When produced fromanimalmanure, sludge, communal and animal organic waste it offers new income opportunities to the farming community.
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My second question is this: nitrate in groundwater can come from sources other thananimalmanure.
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Others cover farm waste disposal of silage effluent andanimalmanure.
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