TABLE 48.  DOG 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 head 1000 lb
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Manureb lb/60 lb/day 2 1.8 2.1 1.9 1.9 - 1.9 32
Urine %manure 1 76 76 76 76 - 1.5 25
TS %wb 2 15 15 15 15 0 0.28 4.7
TSS %db 1 60 60 60 60 - 0.17 2.8
BOD5 mg/kg 4 78000 377300 230000 228825 0.45 7.4
COD mg/kg 4 200700 720000 388000 424175 0.83 14
TKN lb/ton 4 12 38 20 22 0.022 0.36
P2O5 lb/ton 3 3.2 6.0 4.0 4.4 0.0043 0.071
K2O lb/ton 4 4.0 17 6.9 8.6 0.0084 0.14
TC cols/100 gm 5 8.00E+03 1.80E+07 1.61E+04 3.89E+06 3.43E+07 5.72E+08
FC cols/100 gm 2 1.80E+07 2.30E+09 1.16E+09 1.16E+09 - 1.02E+10 1.71E+11
FS cols/100 gm 1 7.30E+09 7.30E+09 7.30E+09 7.30E+09 - 6.44E+10 1.07E+12
SC cols/100 gm 1 5.00E+08 5.00E+08 5.00E+08 5.00E+08 - 4.41E+09 7.36E+10
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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.