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Spreading effluent

Effluent collected from the herd shelter and milking shed is watered down, mixed and piped back to effluent spreaders set up in paddocks where it is needed.

Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato

Published: 30 July 2013Size: 3 MB

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