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| Web URL(s): | http://vaturf.org/images/geese_picture_file.png
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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Editorial |
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| Author(s): | Tracy, Tom |
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| Author Affiliation: | Executive Director, Virgina Turfgrass Council |
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| Title: | Another perspective... [Canada geese and nutrition] |
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| Column Name: | Director's corner
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| Source: | Virginia Turfgrass Journal. November/December 2008, p. 8. |
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| Publishing Information: | Winter Haven, FL: Harvest Publishing Company |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Branta canadensis; Nutrients; Aves; Animal manures; Phosphorus; Animal pest control; Groundwater contamination; Golf courses in the environment
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| Abstract/Contents: | Here are the basic points. One goose produces 89 pounds of fecal matter each year. That poop is 1.1% nitrogen, 0.6% phosphorous, and 0.5% potassium Assume you have 30 geese. Collectively, that group produces 2,670 pounds of fecal matter: - 29.37 pounds of nitrogen* - 16.02 pounds of phosphorous** - 13.35 pounds of potassium *29.37 pounds of nitrogen is the equivalent of 587 pounds of 5-0-0 **16.02 pounds of phosphorous is the equivalent of 160 pounds of 0-10-0 |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | "Data is from a 2008 DCR presentation at the Potomac River Watershed"
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Tracy, T. 2008. Another perspective... [Canada geese and nutrition]. VA Turfgrass J. p. 8. |
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