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TABLE 66.  BROILER 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/6 lb/day 3 0.12 0.14 0.12 0.13 0.0096 0.13 21
Density lb/ft3 1 50 50 50 50 - - -
TS %wb 98 36 90 72 69 13 0.087 15
VS %db 1 43 43 43 43 - 0.038 6.3
COD mg/kg 1 184000 184000 184000 184000 - 0.023 3.9
TKN lb/ton 98 8.0 87 37 37 15 0.0024 0.40
NH3N %tkn 1 21 21 21 21 - 0.00051 0.084
NO3N lb/ton 1 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 - 0.000014 0.0023
P2O5 lb/ton 97 16 111 60 58 23 0.0037 0.62
K2O lb/ton 98 12 63 35 35 12 0.0022 0.37
B lb/ton 90 0.012 0.066 0.034 0.034 0.012 0.0000022 0.00037
Ca lb/ton 94 20 186 79 83 42 0.0053 0.88
Cd lb/ton 1 0.0020 0.0020 0.0020 0.0020 - 0.00000013 0.000021
Cr lb/ton 1 0.054 0.054 0.054 0.054 - 0.0000034 0.00057
Cu lb/ton 93 0.030 0.93 0.14 0.23 0.20 0.000015 0.0024
Fe lb/ton 89 0.28 4.0 1.1 1.2 0.73 0.000078 0.013
Mg lb/ton 96 2.0 16 8.0 8.2 3.0 0.00052 0.087
Mn lb/ton 94 0.21 1.3 0.67 0.69 0.27 0.000044 0.0073
Mo lb/ton 5 0.00040 0.00068 0.00054 0.00056 0.000097 0.000000035 0.0000059
Na lb/ton 86 2.8 16 8.2 8.3 2.7 0.00053 0.088
Ni lb/ton 1 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 - 0.0000083 0.0014
Pb lb/ton 1 0.040 0.040 0.040 0.040 - 0.0000025 0.00042
S lb/ton 93 2.6 14 7.3 7.8 2.8 0.00050 0.083
Zn lb/ton 93 0.26 1.2 0.62 0.62 0.21 0.000039 0.0066
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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.