Rattite-Ostrich Manure


TABLE 90.OSTRICH MANURE CHARACTERISTICS *
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Parameter	Units^a	Total		Parameter Concentration				Parameter Mass
		No of	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------					----------lb/day/-----------
		Observ	minimum	maximum	median	mean	std dev	bird	1000 lb
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Manure^b	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Density	lb/ft³	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TS	%wb	1	26	26	26	26	-	-	-
TKN	lb/ton	1	17	17	17	17	-	-	-
NH₃N	%tkn	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
P₂O₅	lb/ton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
K₂O	lb/ton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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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 Unpaved feedlot manure.