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TABLE 74.TURKEY BREEDER 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/20 lb/day estc - - - 0.27 - 0.27 14
Density lb/ft3 est - - - 62 - - -
TS %wb 1 78 78 78 78 - 0.21 11
TKN lb/ton 1 35 35 35 35 - 0.0048 0.24
NH3N %tkn est - - - 28 - 0.0013 0.067
P2O5 lb/ton 1 47 47 47 47 - 0.0064 0.32
K2O lb/ton 1 18 18 18 18 - 0.0024 0.12
B lb/ton 1 0.031 0.031 0.031 0.031 - 0.0000043 0.00021
Ca lb/ton 1 72 72 72 72 - 0.0098 0.49
Cu lb/ton 1 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 - 0.000054 0.0027
Fe lb/ton 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 - 0.00014 0.0069
Mg lb/ton 1 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 - 0.00063 0.031
Mn lb/ton 1 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 - 0.000059 0.0029
Na lb/ton 1 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 - 0.00058 0.029
S lb/ton 1 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 - 0.0010 0.050
Zn lb/ton 1 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 - 0.000068 0.0034
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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.