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TABLE 97.  CHUKAR PARTRIDGE 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/0.625 lb/day estc - - - 0.0048 - 0.0048 7.6
Density lb/ft3 est - - - 32 - - -
TS %wb est - - - 79 - 0.0037 6.0
TKN lb/ton est - - - 71 - 0.00017 0.27
NH3N %tkn est - - - 17 - 0.000028 0.046
P2O5 lb/ton est - - - 69 - 0.00017 0.26
K2O lb/ton est - - - 47 - 0.00011 0.18
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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.