TABLE 40.  HORSE 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/1000 lb/day 17 39 69 49 50 8.0 50 50
Urine %manure 6 18 23 20 20 1.5 10 10
Density lb/ft3 5 59 63 62 61 1.5 - -
TS %wb 33 20 45 26 30 7.8 15 15
TSS %db 1 83 83 83 83 - 12 12
VS %db 8 46 93 85 77 18 12 12
BOD5 mg/kg 4 11312 38945 30583 27856 10306 1.4 1.4
COD mg/kg estc - - - 187722 - 9.4 9.4
pH 1 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 - - -
TKN lb/ton 32 6.2 18 12 12 2.4 0.30 0.30
NH3N %tkn est - - - 9.7 - 0.030 0.030
P2O5 lb/ton 32 2.5 11 5.4 6.3 2.3 0.16 0.16
PO4 %p2o5 2 16 36 26 26 10 0.041 0.041
K2O lb/ton 31 5.3 26 11 12 4.2 0.30 0.30
Al lb/ton 1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 - 0.028 0.028
B lb/ton 2 0.030 0.068 0.049 0.049 0.019 0.0012 0.0012
Ca lb/ton 7 4.6 16 11 11 4.2 0.29 0.29
Cd lb/ton 1 0.00020 0.0002 0.00020 0.00020 - 0.0000050 0.0000050
Cl lb/ton est - - - 6.3 - 0.16 0.16
Co lb/ton 1 0.0025 0.0025 0.0025 0.0025 - 0.000063 0.000063
Cu lb/ton 5 0.010 0.051 0.011 0.021 0.016 0.00053 0.00053
Fe lb/ton 5 0.27 1.1 0.62 0.62 0.32 0.015 0.015
Mg lb/ton 6 1.1 2.8 2.5 2.2 0.63 0.057 0.057
Mn lb/ton 4 0.020 0.23 0.10 0.11 0.084 0.0028 0.0028
Mo lb/ton 2 0.0020 0.0046 0.0033 0.0033 0.0013 0.000083 0.000083
Na lb/ton 1 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 - 0.036 0.036
Ni lb/ton 1 0.025 0.025 0.025 0.025 - 0.00062 0.00062
Pb lb/ton est - - - 0.018 - 0.00046 0.00046
S lb/ton 6 0.68 3.2 1.4 1.7 0.85 0.044 0.044
Zn lb/ton 5 0.030 0.25 0.052 0.087 0.083 0.0022 0.0022
EE %db 1 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 - 0.28 0.28
FC cols/100 gm 2 1.30E+06 2.40E+06 1.83E+06 1.83E+06 5.70E+05 4.18E+08 4.18E+08
FS cols/100 gm 3 5.80E+07 2.80E+09 6.30E+08 1.15E+09 1.16E+09 2.62E+11 2.62E+11
TC cols/100 gm 2 2.60E+06 2.00E+10 9.76E+09 9.76E+09 9.75E+09 2.23E+12 2.23E+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.