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The Distribution of Excreta by Freely Grazing Cattle and Its Effect on Pasture Fertility: I. Excretal Distribution<sup>1</sup>
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1956
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Animal PhysiologyAnimal AgricultureFertilityAnimal NutritionAnimal ScienceGrazing PeriodSustainable AgricultureAgricultural EconomicsLivestock ProductionEducationAnimal ManagementPasture FertilityTime‐space DistributionPublic HealthPoisson Distribution FunctionFreely Grazing CattleAnimal ProductionAnimal Waste Management
Synopsis The negative binomial distribution function is used to characterize quantitatively the time‐space distribution of excreta from freely‐grazing animals over long periods of time; the Poisson distribution function was found to be reasonably accurate over short periods. Proportion of pasture covered by 0, 1, 2, … excretions during a grazing period appears to depend primarily on mean excretal density at the end of the period, and to be practically independent of the size and shape of the pasture.