A geographical profile of livestock manure production in Canada, 2006

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Is a bar chart showing the ten sub-sub-drainage areas that experienced the largest increase in the intensity of livestock manure production between 1981 and 2006. Manure production per hectare increased by 3,350 kilograms per hectare in the Little Bow from 1981 to 2006, while production increased by 2,900 kg/ha in the Central Oldman - Belly, 2,750 kg/ha in the Rat and Tourond, 2,750 kg/ha in Lower Bow - Crowfoot, 2,700 kg/ha in the Lower Oldman, 1,850 kg/ha in the Lower Red Deer - Matzhiwin, 1,650 kg/ha in the Seine, 1,400 kg/ha in the Central Oldman - Willow, 1,350 kg/ha in the Central Red Deer - Rosebud, and 1,300 kg/ha in the Ribstone. Eight of the ten sub-sub-drainage areas are located in the province of Alberta.