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TABLE 81.  DUCK HOUSE WHOLE LITTER CHARACTERISTICS *
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Parameter Unitsa Total Parameter Concentration Parameter Mass
No of ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------lb/day/-----------
Observ minimum maximum median mean std dev bird 1000 lb
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Litterb lb/3 lb/day estc - - - 0.17 - 0.17 58
Density lb/ft3 est - - - 50 - - -
TS %wb 13 30 46 37 37 5.5 0.064 21
VS %db 1 66 66 66 66 - 0.042 14
TKN lb/ton 11 12 20 18 17 2.4 0.0015 0.49
NH3N %tkn est - - - 22 - 0.00032 0.11
P2O5 lb/ton 11 13 28 23 21 4.7 0.0019 0.62
K2O lb/ton 11 8.1 20 13 13 3.3 0.0011 0.37
Ca lb/ton 9 13 35 20 22 6.0 0.0019 0.62
Mg lb/ton 10 2.1 4.5 3.2 3.3 0.66 0.00029 0.096
S lb/ton 10 1.9 5.7 2.6 3.0 1.1 0.00026 0.087
Na lb/ton 7 2.3 3.8 2.9 3.0 0.54 0.00026 0.086
Fe lb/ton 10 0.31 3.6 0.75 1.3 1.2 0.00011 0.038
Mn lb/ton 10 0.19 0.50 0.37 0.37 0.090 0.000032 0.011
B lb/ton 10 0.013 0.029 0.021 0.021 0.0055 0.0000018 0.00059
Mo lb/ton 1 0.00040 0.00040 0.00040 0.00040 - 0.000000035 0.000012
Zn lb/ton 10 0.13 0.44 0.35 0.32 0.094 0.000028 0.0092
Cu lb/ton 9 0.018 0.12 0.036 0.044 0.028 0.0000038 0.0013
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* References:Biological & Agricultural Engineering Dept, North Carolina State University, Jan 1994.
Agronomic Division, North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services.
a All concentrations as is or wet basis (wb) except as noted dry matter basis (db); all mass values wb.
b Annual manure and litter accumulation; typical litter base is sawdust, wood shavings, or peanut hulls.
c Mean value extrapolated from other data; measured values not available.