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TABLE 70.  TURKEY 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/15 lb/day 18 0.32 0.96 0.65 0.68 0.15 0.68 45
Density lb/ft3 4 63 65 63 63 0.99 - -
TS %wb 21 19 31 25 25 2.6 0.17 11
TSS %db 1 57 57 57 57 - 0.10 6.5
VS %db 7 62 89 82 77 11 0.13 8.8
BOD5 mg/kg 7 35948 75980 56667 58668 12720 0.040 2.7
COD mg/kg 6 172667 282328 251741 235612 48499 0.16 11
OM mg/kg 1 22172 22172 22172 22172 - 0.015 1.0
pH 2 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 0 - -
TKN lb/ton 20 20 36 27 28 4.5 0.0095 0.63
NH3N %tkn 4 9.9 45 30 29 16 0.0027 0.18
P2O5 lb/ton 23 9.6 46 22 24 10 0.0083 0.55
K2O lb/ton 22 5.0 19 12 12 4.1 0.0041 0.27
B lb/ton estc - - - 0.055 - 0.000019 0.0012
Ca lb/ton 4 12 47 24 27 15 0.0092 0.61
Cd lb/ton est - - - 0.0012 - 0.00000041 0.000027
Cl lb/ton est - - - 20 - 0.0069 0.46
Cu lb/ton 3 0.025 0.035 0.032 0.031 0.0044 0.000010 0.00069
Fe lb/ton 2 2.0 4.4 3.2 3.2 1.2 0.0011 0.073
Mg lb/ton 3 2.8 3.5 3.0 3.1 0.30 0.0011 0.070
Mn lb/ton 2 0.089 0.12 0.10 0.10 0.014 0.000035 0.0023
Mo lb/ton est - - - 0.0092 - 0.0000031 0.00021
Na lb/ton 3 2.4 3.5 2.5 2.8 0.51 0.0010 0.063
Ni lb/ton est - - - 0.0076 - 0.0000026 0.00017
Pb lb/ton est - - - 0.023 - 0.0000078 0.00052
S lb/ton est - - - 3.1 - 0.0011 0.071
Zn lb/ton 3 0.23 1.4 0.26 0.62 0.53 0.00021 0.014
FC cols/100 gm 1 2.90E+07 2.90E+07 2.90E+07 2.90E+07 - 8.93E+07 5.95E+09
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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.