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TABLE 71.  TURKEY GROWER 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/15 lb/day estc - - - 0.24 - 0.24 16
Density lb/ft3 4 28 38 31 32 3.6 - -
TS %wb 545 53 94 74 73 7.5 0.18 12
VS %db 2 63 82 73 73 9.6 0.13 8.7
TOC mg/kg 3 209067 278120 246341 244509 28221 0.060 4.0
pH 10 6.0 8.6 6.4 6.8 0.89 - -
TKN lb/ton 541 14 92 55 55 14 0.0068 0.45
NH3N %tkn 10 10 38 21 22 9.3 0.0015 0.10
NO3N lb/ton 5 0.096 0.18 0.15 0.14 0.059 0.000017 0.0011
P2O5 lb/ton 537 23 117 63 0 17 0.0000 0.00
PO4 %p2o5 3 9.0 73 15 33 29 0.0000 0.00
K2O lb/ton 548 10 72 40 40 11 0.0049 0.33
Al lb/ton 1 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 - 0.000093 0.0062
B lb/ton 515 0.015 0.11 0.051 0.052 0.016 0.0000064 0.00043
Ca lb/ton 519 12 85 35 38 13 0.0046 0.31
Cd lb/ton 2 0.00024 0.00024 0.00024 0.00024 0 0.000000029 0.0000020
Cl lb/ton 3 7.3 18 9.8 12 4.8 0.0014 0.10
Cu lb/ton 523 0.054 1.2 0.62 0.60 0.23 0.000074 0.0049
Fe lb/ton 509 0.22 4.1 1.3 1.4 0.66 0.00017 0.011
Mg lb/ton 522 2.4 13 7.3 7.4 1.9 0.00091 0.060
Mn lb/ton 518 0.30 1.6 0.76 0.80 0.27 0.00010 0.0065
Mo lb/ton 119 0.00035 0.0032 0.00081 0.00093 0.00045 0.00000011 0.0000076
Na lb/ton 374 2.4 15 7.7 7.6 2.3 0.00093 0.062
Ni lb/ton 3 0.0048 0.0072 0.0048 0.0056 0.0011 0.00000069 0.000046
S lb/ton 513 3.5 17 8.2 8.5 2.4 0.0010 0.070
Zn lb/ton 522 0.25 1.2 0.64 0.66 0.19 0.000081 0.0054
Cond umho/cm 3 6000 11000 8000 8333 2055 - -
ADF %db 1 34 34 35 35 - 0.062 4.1
CP %db 1 18 18 18 18 - 0.033 2.2
EE %db 1 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 - 0.0041 0.28
NFE %db 1 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 - 0.016 1.0
GE kcal/gm, db 1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 - 325 21644
TB col/100 gm 2 2.50E+11 8.70E+11 5.63E+11 5.63E+11 3.08E+11 6.25E+11 4.17E+13
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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.