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Horse Waste and Land Management Manual
Extension mimeo (Washington State University. Extension), EM4806, Washington State University Extension
02/1998
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/7023
Abstract
This manual discusses the importance of clean water as a resource for Washington's fish, shellfish, and human populations, and how horse owners/managers can better control the impacts horses have on water quality and land condition. The discussion covers water quality protections; the effects of animal waste in waterways; backcountry horsehandling measures; land management problems such as overcrowding, overgrazing, and runof; pasture management, including the advantages and disadvantages of various grasses and legumes; and stall waste management, including bedding and flooring, waste storage and disposal, and the use of waste as a resource. Supplemented with photographs, a list of 8 key steps in establishing good pasture management, and a recommended reading list. 20 pages.
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Details
- Title
- Horse Waste and Land Management Manual
- Creators
- Merry Farrington (Author)
- Academic Unit
- Publications, WSU Extension
- Series
- Extension mimeo (Washington State University. Extension); EM4806
- Publisher
- Washington State University Extension; Pullman, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900502020201842
- Copyright
- In copyright ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Report