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Abbreviations

BOD

Biological oxygen demand (measure for water pollution)

CEC

Cation exchange capacity

CP

Crude protein = 6.25 * N

DM

Dry matter

FYM

Farmyard manure (manure plus various amounts of bedding)

LU

Livestock unit (equal to a cow of 600 kg live weight)

MW

Metabolic weight = liveweight0.75

OM

Organic matter

PET

Potential evapotranspiration

TDN

Total digestible nutrients

TLU

Tropical livestock unit (equal to a cow of 250 kg live weight)

WHO

World Health Organization

P2O5

2.29 * P

K2O

1.205 * K


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