TABLE 46.  RABBIT FRESH MANURE CHARACTERISTICS *
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Parameter Unitsa Total  Parameter Concentration Parameter Mass
No of ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------lb/day/-----------
Observ minimum maximum median mean std dev head 1000 lb
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Manureb lb/10 lb/day 2 0.24 0.38 0.31 0.31 0.069 0.31 31
Density lb/ft3 2 28 28 28 28 0 - -
TS %wb 8 23 84 52 52 17 0.16 16
VS %db 1 86 86 86 86 - 0.14 14
pH 1 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 - - -
TKN lb/ton 10 6.8 48 24 24 14 0.0038 0.38
NH3N %tkn 1 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 - 0.000054 0.0054
P2O5 lb/ton 9 13 36 27 25 6.5 0.0039 0.39
K2O lb/ton 8 3.8 24 11 11 5.9 0.0017 0.17
Al lb/ton 13 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 - 0.000097 0.0097
B lb/ton 1 0.0090 0.0090 0.0090 0.0090 - 0.0000014 0.00014
Ca lb/ton 4 9.2 36 16 19 11 0.0030 0.30
Cd lb/ton 1 0.00053 0.00053 0.00053 0.00053 - 0.000000081 0.0000081
Cr lb/ton 1 0.013 0.013 0.013 0.013 - 0.0000019 0.00019
Cu lb/ton 4 0.018 0.052 0.038 0.036 0.012 0.0000056 0.00056
Fe lb/ton 4 0.34 1.3 0.76 0.80 0.41 0.00012 0.012
Mg lb/ton 4 2.1 4.5 3.8 3.6 0.91 0.00055 0.055
Mn lb/ton 4 0.20 0.41 0.25 0.28 0.081 0.000043 0.0043
Mo lb/ton 1 0.00014 0.00014 0.00014 0.00014 - 0.000000021 0.0000021
Na lb/ton 2 0.84 2.3 1.6 1.5 0.70 0.00024 0.024
Ni lb/ton 1 0.0032 0.0032 0.0032 0.0032 - 0.00000048 0.000048
S lb/ton 3 2.0 3.1 2.3 2.5 0.47 0.00038 0.038
Zn lb/ton 4 0.22 0.40 0.29 0.30 0.074 0.000046 0.0046
FS cols/100 gm 2 4.70E+06 8.50E+07 4.49E+07 4.49E+07 4.02E+07 6.26E+07 6.26E+09
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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 Feces and urine as voided.