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EPISODE · Jul 25, 2022 · 5 MIN

Can cat and dog poop be used as fertiliser?

from Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists · host Dr Chris Smith

Listener Lara wrote into the Naked Scientists to ask "Is there a biological benefit for cats and dogs to bury their faeces? Can it help plants grow similar to horse manure?" Otis Kingsman spoke to the primary medical care director of the veterinary medicine company Linnaeus, Dr Simon Hayes, about this question on the fascinating function of faeces... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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