Animal Manure
Manure produced by housed livestock. Usually a mixture of faeces and urine with or without bedding material, depending on the type of animal housing system.
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Composted Manure
Solid manure that has undergone a composting process.
Publications
Food Safety on the Farm: Good Agricultural Practices and Good Handling Practices—Manure and Municipal Biosolids
FS150/FSHN10-02 by Jaysankar De, Christopher R. Pabst, Jessica Lepper, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider, and Keith R. SchneiderApril 9, 2019
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