Weldon's comments on our recent paper (Zhou et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 117:32493, 2020a), where we reported that BCP/BCPO (beta-caryophyllene/caryophyllene oxide) in fresh horse manure is sufficient to drive manure rolling behavior (HMR) in giant panda and attenuate the cold ...
Up until the late 1800s, people often simply tossed their household garbage into the gutter in cities such as New York, where it was common to see knee-high piles of food waste, broken furniture, horse manure and even dead animals on street corners [source: Oatman-Stanford]. The Problem...
people often simply tossed their household garbage into the gutter in cities such as New York, where it was common to see knee-high piles of food waste, broken furniture, horse manure and even dead animals on street corners [source:Oatman-Stanford]. ...
Mushrooms can grow nearly anyplace that is rich enough in nutrients, moist enough and shaded adequately. They often grow on animal droppings, such as horse and cow dung. The mushrooms on cow poop, however, are not necessarily the same species as those that grow on horse manure. Identifying f...
• Manage manure. How you do this will depend on your setup. You can compost it. Done right, composting generates enough heat to kill fly larvae as well as parasite eggs and larvae. You can spread some on fields as fertilizer (but not on horse pastures—that would encourage parasite tra...
Was the replacement of horses with cars disrespectful to horses, and the people who were removing horse manure from the streets? Was the replacement of the Ford Model T with faster, safer, more efficient, and easier to use cars disrespectful to Henry Ford? Technology comes and goes, and ...
Once it has been pushed through far enough, the rubber end of the hose will snap back into it's normal shape, dumping it's nasty foulness directly into the sewer line. To be sure its properly seated, give the hose a gentle tug. If its where it should be, it won't come back out...
I think farmers in general just want to see even distribution, that's probably the next step. Not so much singulating spacing. Horse, you're doing a little bit of that, not right to the high end, 99% spacing, but good spacing. ...
and to do that, all the vegetation must be removed. One way or another, you’re going to need to clear the land of everything currently growing on it. Instead of hacking away at turf or double-digging, the way that I recommend doing it is to use black plastic to kill weeds. It’...
to make your own manure substrate blend, the easiest formulation is 50% coco coir and 50% horse manure. coco coir can be purchased by the bag from most grow shops specializing in hydroponic or urban gardening. the best horse manure will have to be sourced from farms that board horses, ...