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Soil management for drylands

Sharma: Table 1: Nutrient availability/year in the excretions of animals and human beings

Source

Excreta/unit/ yr (Kg)

Urine/unit/yr (Liter)

Available Nitrogen (Kg)

Available Phosphorus (Kg)

Available Potassium (Kg)

Cow

6000

2000

36

8

16

Bullock

8000

2500

44

11

23

Sheep/goat

500

160

26.5

3.6

6.3

Human

110

400

14.3

8.9

7.7

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