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Table 1 Average pH, moisture content and sCOD of freshly collected zebra, giraffe, impala and cow faeces and matching soil samples

From: Evaluation of wild herbivore faeces from South Africa as a potential source of hydrolytically active microorganisms

Source

pH

Moisture content (%)

sCOD (mg/g)

Zebra faeces

8.18

49

80

Zebra soil control

5.81

4

7

Impala faeces

8.32

30

57

Impala soil control

6.34

7

9

Giraffe faeces

7.34

27

73

Giraffe soil control

5.95

4

8

Cow faeces

7.39

54

339

  1. All data shown are the means of measurements performed on samples collected on four different occasions
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