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TABLE 72.  TURKEY GROWER HOUSE MANURE CAKE 
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 estc - - - 0.078 - 0.078 5.22
Density lb/ft3 est - - - 34 - - -
TS %wb 112 41 70 55 55 5.6 0.043 2.9
VS %db 2 80 82 81 81 0.65 0.035 2.3
TOC mg/kg 3 184716 342992 270659 266122 64695 0.021 1.4
TKN lb/ton 111 18 71 45 45 12 0.0018 0.12
NH3N %tkn 2 43 47 45 45 1.7 0.00079 0.052
P2O5 lb/ton 109 17 85 46 47 14 0.0018 0.12
K2O lb/ton 109 9.9 57 31 30 8.5 0.0012 0.078
Al lb/ton 2 0.68 0.76 0.72 0.72 0.038 0.000028 0.0019
B lb/ton 108 0.011 0.083 0.038 0.038 0.013 0.0000015 0.00010
Ca lb/ton 108 14 47 24 26 7.3 0.0010 0.069
Cu lb/ton 108 0.12 1.0 0.48 0.48 0.19 0.000019 0.0013
Fe lb/ton 103 0.49 4.4 1.1 1.2 0.64 0.000049 0.0032
Mg lb/ton 109 2.6 8.5 5.4 5.4 1.4 0.00021 0.014
Mn lb/ton 105 0.28 1.0 0.54 0.56 0.15 0.000022 0.0015
Mo lb/ton 17 0.00035 0.00125 0.00066 0.00073 0.00027 0.000000029 0.0000019
Na lb/ton 86 1.5 9.7 5.8 5.5 1.8 0.00022 0.014
S lb/ton 106 2.4 12 6.2 6.3 1.8 0.00025 0.016
Zn lb/ton 107 0.26 0.88 0.45 0.47 0.13 0.000018 0.0012
GE kcal/gm, db 2 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.015 78 5210
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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 accumulation of litter surface crusted cake manure removed after each flock; 
typical litter base is sawdust, wood shavings, or peanut hulls.
c Mean value extrapolated from other data; measured values not available.