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An Improved Design for Biocontained Composting of Cattle Mortalities

Weiping XuDepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China;Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Agriculture Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada;Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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Yongping XuDepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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Tim ReuterAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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Brandon GilroyedAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada;Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Liji JinDepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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Kim StanfordAlberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Agriculture Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Francis J. LarneyAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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Tim A. McAllisterAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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Pages 32-41 | Published online: 23 Jul 2013

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