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TABLE 80.  DUCK 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/3 lb/day estc - - - 0.33 - 0.33 109
Density lb/ft3 est - - - 62 - - -
TS %wb 7 4.5 46 25 27 14 0.088 29
VS %db 1 58 58 58 58 - 0.052 17
BOD5 mg/kg 2 27938 44431 37606 36185 8246 0.012 4.0
COD mg/kg 2 139705 197917 168811 168811 29106 0.055 18
TKN lb/ton 7 15 41 29 28 9.2 0.0046 1.5
P2O5 lb/ton 7 10 37 26 23 8.5 0.0038 1.3
PO4 %p2o5 1 47 47 47 47 - 0.0018 0.60
K2O lb/ton 6 8.0 28 16 17 7.7 0.0028 0.94
Ca lb/ton est - - - 19 - 0.0032 1.1
Mg lb/ton est - - - 3.5 - 0.00057 0.19
S lb/ton est - - - 2.7 - 0.00045 0.15
Na lb/ton est - - - 3.3 - 0.00055 0.18
Cl lb/ton est - - - 22 - 0.0036 1.2
Fe lb/ton est - - - 2.8 - 0.00046 0.15
Mn lb/ton est - - - 0.14 - 0.000023 0.0078
B lb/ton est - - - 0.058 - 0.000010 0.0032
Mo lb/ton est - - - 0.0098 - 0.0000016 0.00054
Zn lb/ton est - - - 0.38 - 0.000062 0.021
Cu lb/ton est - - - 0.028 - 0.0000046 0.0015
Cd lb/ton est - - - 0.0012 - 0.00000020 0.000066
Ni lb/ton est - - - 0.0081 - 0.0000013 0.00044
Pb lb/ton est - - - 0.025 - 0.0000040 0.0013
FC cols/100 gm 2 3.30E+06 3.30E+09 1.64E+09 1.64E+09 1.63E+09 2.44E+09 8.12E+11
FS cols/100 gm 1 5.40E+09 5.40E+09 5.36E+09 5.36E+09 - 7.97E+09 2.66E+12
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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.