TABLE 16.  VEAL 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/200 lb/day 8 5.0 17 13 12 3.9 12 62
Urine %manure 1 94 94 94 94 - 12 58
Density lb/ft3 2 62 62 62 62 0.31 - -
TS %wb 6 2.5 13 5.7 6.5 3.9 0.80 4.0
TSS %db 1 80 80 80 80 - 0.64 3.2
VS %db 3 44 57 56 52 5.6 0.42 2.1
BOD5 mg/kg 3 6167 28000 6250 13472 10273 0.17 0.83
COD mg/kg 2 25000 25000 25000 25000 0 0.31 1.5
TOC mg/kg 1 38000 38000 38000 38000 - 0.47 2.3
pH 2 7.3 8.1 7.7 7.7 0.39 - -
TKN lb/ton 7 6.2 10 7.5 7.8 1.5 0.048 0.24
NH3N %tkn 2 41 53 47 47 5.9 0.023 0.11
NO3N lb/ton 1 0.080 0.080 0.080 0.080 - 0.00050 0.0025
P2O5 lb/ton 7 2.2 5.8 4.0 4.0 1.3 0.024 0.12
K2O lb/ton 7 6.2 16 10 11 3.1 0.065 0.33
B lb/ton estc - - - 0.011 - 0.000066 0.00033
Ca lb/ton 2 0.32 3.5 1.9 1.9 1.6 0.012 0.059
Cd lb/ton est - - - 0.00013 - 0.00000080 0.0000040
Cl lb/ton est - - - 1.5 - 0.0094 0.047
Cu lb/ton 1 0.0016 0.0016 0.0016 0.0016 - 0.0000096 0.000048
Fe lb/ton 1 0.011 0.011 0.011 0.011 - 0.000065 0.00033
Mg lb/ton 2 0.34 1.8 1.1 1.1 0.74 0.0066 0.033
Mn lb/ton est - - - 0.019 - 0.00012 0.00058
Mo lb/ton est - - - 0.00072 - 0.0000044 0.000022
Na lb/ton 2 4.8 5.5 5.2 5.2 0.37 0.032 0.16
Ni lb/ton est - - - 0.0030 - 0.000019 0.000093
Pb lb/ton est - - - 0.00025 - 0.0000015 0.0000077
S lb/ton est - - - 0.61 - 0.0038 0.019
Zn lb/ton 1 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41 - 0.0025 0.013
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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.