Timing, size and nitrogen concentration of faecal and urinary excretions in cattle, sheep and goats: An they be exploited for better manuring of cropland?

dc.creator	Schlecht, Eva
dc.creator	Fernández Rivera, S.
dc.creator	Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
dc.date	1998
dc.date	2014-10-31T06:22:18Z
dc.date	2014-10-31T06:22:18Z
dc.date.accessioned	2026-06-27T16:46:24Z
dc.description	The influence of forage type, feed allowance and watering time on faeces and urine excretion by cattle, sheep and goats was studied. Higher amounts of nitrogen (N) were excreted during the day than during the night. The occurrence of defaecation and urination was highest at the time of getting up and watering. In general, feed quality did not influence the amounts of faeces excreted, but increased urine-N excretion was observed with diets high in N content. The results suggest that herd management practices such as keeping the animals in corralled fields for about 30 minutes after getting up, and spreading litter near watering points, may allow to better capture manure and N for improving soil fertility.
dc.identifier	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51242
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/132746
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Margraf Verlag
dc.rights	Limited Access
dc.subject	cattle
dc.subject	sheep
dc.subject	goats
dc.subject	soil fertility
dc.subject	cycling
dc.subject	faeces
dc.subject	urine
dc.subject	nitrogen
dc.subject	water uptake
dc.title	Timing, size and nitrogen concentration of faecal and urinary excretions in cattle, sheep and goats: An they be exploited for better manuring of cropland?
dc.type	Conference Paper

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