APPROXIMATE FERTILIZER NUTRIENT VALUE OF ANIMAL MANURE AT TIME APPLIED TO LAND - SOLID HANDLING SYSTEMa

-------------Nutrient Content-------------
Type of Bedding vs. Dry Total
Livestock No bedding matter Nb NH4c P2O5d K2Oe

(%) --------(lb/ton)
Swine Without bedding 18 10 6 9 8

With Bedding 18 8 5 7 7







Beef Without beddingf 52 21 7 14 23
cattle With Bedding 50 21 8 18 26







Dairy Without bedding 18 9 4 4 10
cattle With bedding 21 9 5 4 10







Sheep Without bedding 28 18 5 9 25

With bedding 28 19 5 9 25







Poultry Without litter 45 33 26 48 34

With litter 75 56 36 45 34

Deep pit (compost) 76 68 44 64 45







Turkey Without litter 22 27 17 20 17

With litter 29 20 13 16 13







Horses Without bedding 46 14 4 4 14

a Manure spreader capacity: 1 bu = 40-60 lb.
b Ammonium N plus organic N, which is slow releasing
c Ammonium N, which is available to the crop during the growing season.
d To convert to elemental P, multiply by 0.44.
e To convert to elemental K. multiply by 0.83
f Open dirt lot.

Refer to OSU Extension Bulletin 604, Ohio Livestock and Manure Wastewater Management Guide

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