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TABLE 60.  BROILER 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 bird 1000 lb
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Manureb lb/2 lb/day 13 0.11 0.22 0.16 0.16 0.033 0.16 79
Density lb/ft3 3 63 65 63 64 0.94 - -
TS %wb 15 24 30 25 26 1.7 0.040 20
TSS %db 1 42 42 42 42 - 0.017 8.4
VS %db 8 70 86 76 76 5.1 0.030 15
BOD5 mg/kg 6 31395 63745 47353 48088 7291 0.0076 3.8
COD mg/kg 11 139191 250000 192000 196839 29042 0.031 16
TKN lb/ton 16 20 34 27 26 4.5 0.0021 1.0
NH3N %tkn 2 20 31 26 26 5.5 0.00053 0.26
P2O5 lb/ton 15 11 22 17 16 2.8 0.0013 0.64
K2O lb/ton 16 7.2 15 12 12 2.0 0.00092 0.46
B lb/ton estc - - - 0.055 - 0.0000043 0.0022
Ca lb/ton 1 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 - 0.00075 0.37
Cd lb/ton est - - - 0.0012 - 0.000000095 0.000047
Cl lb/ton est - - - 21 - 0.0016 0.81
Cu lb/ton 1 0.023 0.023 0.023 0.023 - 0.0000018 0.00091
Fe lb/ton est - - - 2.1 - 0.00016 0.081
Mg lb/ton 1 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 - 0.00028 0.14
Mn lb/ton est - - - 0.17 - 0.000013 0.0065
Mo lb/ton est - - - 0.0093 - 0.00000073 0.00037
Na lb/ton 1 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 - 0.00028 0.14
Ni lb/ton est - - - 0.0077 - 0.00000061 0.00030
Pb lb/ton est - - - 0.023 - 0.0000018 0.00092
S lb/ton 1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 - 0.00016 0.079
Zn lb/ton 1 0.084 0.084 0.084 0.084 - 0.0000066 0.0033
CF %db 1 11 11 11 11 - 0.0042 2.1
CP %db 1 30 30 30 30 - 0.012 6.0
NFE %db 1 33 33 33 33 - 0.013 6.7
TPr %db 1 12 12 12 12 - 0.0047 2.4
ME kcal/gm, db 1 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 - 25 12342
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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.
c Mean value extrapolated from other data; measured values not available.