Recycling manure as cow bedding: potential benefits and risks for UK dairy farms

Material obtained from physical separation of slurry (recycled manure solids; RMS) has been used as bedding for dairy cows in dry climates in the US since the 1970s. Relatively recently, the technical ability to produce drier material has led to adoption of the practice in Europe under different cli...

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Main Authors: Lech, Katharine. A., Archer, Simon C., Breen, James E., Green, Martin J., Ohnstad, Ian C., Tuer, Sally, Bradley, Andrew J.
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2015
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29583/