Relocating livestock closer to croplands could increase opportunities for manure recycling and reduce the need for synthetic fertilizer — facilitating nitrogen pollution abatement and reducing the impacts of nitrogen pollution on human health.
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Gu, B. Recoupling livestock and crops. Nat Food 3, 102–103 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00466-2
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