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TABLE 65.  ROASTER 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/4 lb/day 6 0.018 0.10 0.063 0.063 0.024 0.063 16
Density lb/ft3 2 27 31 29 29 2.0 - -
TS %wb 17 59 85 77 76 6.9 0.048 12
VS %db 2 75 79 77 77 2.0 0.037 9.2
TKN lb/ton 17 45 104 66 69 15 0.0022 0.54
NH3N %tkn 3 20 27 23 23 2.9 0.00050 0.13
NO3N lb/ton 3 0.44 0.84 0.65 0.64 0.16 0.000020 0.0050
P2O5 lb/ton 18 44 99 69 70 15 0.0022 0.55
K2O lb/ton 17 37 64 44 47 8.3 0.0015 0.37
Ca lb/ton 18 28 53 41 41 6.3 0.0013 0.32
Mg lb/ton 17 7.1 11 8.2 8.4 1.1 0.00026 0.066
S lb/ton 15 8.7 17 14 14 2.2 0.00043 0.11
Na lb/ton 1 13 13 13 13 - 0.00041 0.10
Fe lb/ton 14 0.82 3.2 1.4 1.6 0.79 0.000050 0.012
Mn lb/ton 18 0.52 1.1 0.72 0.76 0.16 0.000024 0.0059
B lb/ton 15 0.028 0.067 0.048 0.047 0.010 0.0000015 0.00036
Mo lb/ton 13 0.00044 0.0012 0.00074 0.00081 0.00025 0.000000025 0.0000063
Zn lb/ton 18 0.44 0.94 0.64 0.68 0.13 0.000021 0.0053
Cu lb/ton 18 0.26 0.71 0.49 0.49 0.13 0.000015 0.0038
Cd lb/ton 3 0.0022 0.0065 0.0064 0.0050 0.0020 0.00000016 0.000039
Ni lb/ton 3 0.12 0.13 0.12 0.12 0.0047 0.0000039 0.0010
Pb lb/ton 3 0.040 0.088 0.086 0.071 0.022 0.0000022 0.00056
Cr lb/ton 3 0.19 0.44 0.36 0.33 0.10 0.000010 0.0026
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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.