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TABLE 96.  JUMBO QUAIL 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/0.5 lb/day estc - - - 0.0036 - 0.0036 7.1
Density lb/ft3 est - - - 32 - - -
TS %wb est - - - 79 - 0.0028 5.6
TKN lb/ton est - - - 71 - 0.00013 0.26
NH3N %tkn est - - - 17 - 0.000021 0.043
P2O5 lb/ton est - - - 69 - 0.00012 0.25
K2O lb/ton est - - - 47 - 0.000083 0.17
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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.