1. Recycling nutrients from horse manure: effects of bedding type and its compostability
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Marianna Myllymäki, Tapio Salo, Riikka Keskinen, Susanna Särkijärvi, Markku Saastamoinen, Johanna Nikama, and Jaana Uusi-Kämppä
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Nutrient cycle ,Bedding ,020209 energy ,lcsh:S ,nutrient cycling ,Articles ,02 engineering and technology ,010501 environmental sciences ,lcsh:S1-972 ,complex mixtures ,01 natural sciences ,Manure ,bedding material ,lcsh:Agriculture ,Nutrient ,Agronomy ,Bedding Material ,composting ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,horse manure ,Environmental science ,lcsh:Agriculture (General) ,Cycling ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Food Science - Abstract
Manure constitutes a nutrient resource that should be efficiently recycled in agriculture. We assessed the nutrient cycling properties of three bedding materials (peat, wood shavings and pelleted straw) in horse manure by comparing their compostability, ability to retain nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) under rainfall and capacity to release N when mixed with soil. Manure with pelleted straw bedding had superior composting characteristics as it lost half of its dry mass, reached temperatures >60 °C and ended up having a carbon (C) to N (C:N) ratio of
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- 2017
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