| -------------Nutrient Content------------- | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of | Bedding vs. | Dry | Total | ||||
| Livestock | No bedding | matter | Nb | NH4c | P2O5d | K2Oe | |
| (%) | --------(lb/1,000 gal) | ||||||
| Swine | Liquid pit | 4 | 36 | 26 | 27 | 22 | |
| Lagoonf | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Beef | Liquid pit | 11 | 40 | 24 | 27 | 34 | |
| cattle | Lagoonf | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |
| Dairy | Liquid pit | 8 | 24 | 12 | 18 | 29 | |
| cattle | Lagoonf | 1 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | 5 | |
| Veal calf | Liquid pit | 3 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 51 | |
| Poultry | Liquid pit | 13 | 80 | 64 | 36 | 96 | |
a
Application conversion factors: 1,000 gallons = about 4 tons; 27,154 gallons
= 1 acre-inch.
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 Includes feedlot runoff water and is sized as follows: single cell
lagoon - 2 cu ft/lb animal wt; two-cell lagoon - cell 1, 1-2 cu ft/lb animal
weight and cell 2, 1 cu ft/lb animal wt.
Refer to OSU Extension Bulletin 604, Ohio Livestock and Manure Wastewater Management Guide