Table 6 Average manure composition for each month based on treatment
Sampling date | Manure composition | Treatments | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
control | Low fat | Medium fat | High fat | ||
20-Jun-13 | pH | 5.4 a* ± .0.2 | 5.6 a ± 0.4 | 5.5 a ± 0.4 | 5.4 a ± 0.2 |
Moisture % wb | 76.7 a ±1.9 | 76.9 a ± 1.0 | 74.2 a ± 5.5 | 77.4 a ± 1.6 | |
Ash % | 11.1 a ± 1.4 | 13.9 a ± 4.2 | 10.0 a ± 0.8 | 10.4 a ± 1.6 | |
CP % | 14.9 a ± 0.8 | 14.9 a ± 1.4 | 13.7 a ± 2.8 | 15.1 a ± 0.6 | |
TN % | 2.4 a ± 0.1 | 2.4 a ± 0.2 | 2.2 a ± 0.5 | 2.4 a ± 0.1 | |
NH3 (mM) | 5.6 a ± 1.2 | 4.9 a ± 1.7 | 5.5 a ± 1.6 | 4.7 a ± 1.4 | |
TC (%) | 43.7 a ± 1.0 | 43.2 a ± 1.5 | 44.8 a ± 0.5 | 43.7 a ± 1.0 | |
TP % | 0.1 a ±0.1 | 0.2 a ± 0.1 | 0.2 a ± 0.1 | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | |
K % | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | |
30-Jul-13 | pH | 5.5 a ± 0.1 | 5.4 a ± .2 | 5.5 a ± .4 | 5.5 a ± 0.1 |
Moisture % wb | 77.8 a ± 0.6 | 77.2 a ± 1.5 | 76.8 a ± 1.5 | 75.5 a ± 2.6 | |
Ash % | 9.1 a ± 0.8 | 8.2 a ± 0.3 | 10.2 a ± 1.3 | 8.5 a ± 1.6 | |
CP % | 15.6 a ± 1.5 | 15.4 a ± 1.1 | 16.3 a ± 0.8 | 14.9 a ± 1.0 | |
TN % | 2.5 a ± 0.3 | 2.5 a ± 0.2 | 2.6 a ± 0.1 | 2.4 a ± 0.1 | |
NH3 (mM) | 5.2 a ± 1.7 | 5.5 a ± 1.5 | 9.4 a ± 5.7 | 8.9 a ± 2.1 | |
TC (%) | 44.4 a ± 0.4 | 43.6 a ± 1.8 | 44.3 a ± 0.4 | 45.4 a ± 0.8 | |
TP % | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | |
K % | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | |
20-Aug-13 | pH | 5.2 a ± 0.1 | 5.1 a ± 0.3 | 5.1 a ± 0.1 | 5.0 a ± 0.2 |
Moisture % wb | 73.7 ab ± 1.2 | 73.3 ab ± 2.2 | 75.6 a ± 0.7 | 72.2 b ± 1.9 | |
Ash % | 8.1 a ± 0.5 | 8.9 a ± 1.1 | 7.7 a ± 0.6 | 7.4 a ± 1.0 | |
CP % | 15.2 ab ± 1.1 | 17.6 a ± 1.4 | 17.4 ab ± 1.8 | 14.9 b ± 0.6 | |
TN % | 2.4 ab ± 0.2 | 2.8 a ± 0.2 | 2.8 ab ± 0.3 | 2.4 b ± 0.1 | |
NH3 (mM) | 12.8 a ± 1.2 | 17.1 a ± 9.0 | 16.8 a ± 6.8 | 11.3 a ± 3.7 | |
TC (%) | 44.2 a ± 1.3 | 45.0 a ± 2.2 | 44.3 a ± 0.5 | 42.9 a ± 1.8 | |
TP % | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | 0.1 a ± 0.1 | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | 0.2 a ± 0.0 | |
K % | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | |
18-Sep-13 | pH | 5.6 a ± 0.2 | 5.4 a ± 0.2 | 5.4 a ± 0.3 | 5.5 a ± 0.1 |
Moisture % wb | 75.4 a ± 1.4 | 74.9 a ± 2.0 | 75.1 a ± 2.8 | 75.7 a ± 1.3 | |
Ash % | 9.5 a ± 2.1 | 8.0 a ± 1.3 | 8.7 a ± 1.0 | 7.9 a ± 1.0 | |
CP % | 15.0 a ± 1.5 | 15.0 a ± 2.6 | 15.6 a ± 0.8 | 15.0 a ± 1.1 | |
TNm % | 2.4 a ± 0.2 | 2.4 a ± 0.4 | 2.5 a ± 0.1 | 2.4 a ± 0.2 | |
NH3 (mM) | 10.0 ab ± 2.9 | 7.6 b ± 3.3 | 8.0 ab ± 2.1 | 11.5 a ± 2.3 | |
TC (%) | 44.4 a ± 0.8 | 44.1 a ± 0.7 | 43.5 a ± 1.7 | 44.9 a ± 0.4 | |
TP % | 0.2 a ±0.1 | 0.1 b ± 0.0 | 0.1 b ± 0.0 | 0.1 b ± 0.0 | |
K % | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | 0.1 a ± 0.1 | |
9-Oct-13 | pH | 5.5 a ± .01 | 5.6 a ± 0.1 | 5.9 a ± .02 | 5.3 a ± 0.0 |
Moisture % wb | 72.6 a ± 0.5 | 72.9 a ± 0.0 | 72.4 a ± 3.6 | 72.4 a ± 3.0 | |
DM % | 95.6 a ± 0.2 | 96.7 a ± 0.0 | 96.6 a ± 0.5 | 96.1 a ± 0.3 | |
Ash % | 8.7 a ± 1.3 | 8.5 a ± 1.2 | 19.9 a ± 10.9 | 6.9 a ± 0.9 | |
CP % | 16.4 a ± 1.2 | 14.9 a ± 1.2 | 13.9 a ± 1.1 | 15.0 a ± 0.6 | |
TN % | 2.6 a ± 0.2 | 2.4 a ± 0.2 | 2.2 a ± 0.2 | 2.4 a ± 0.1 | |
NH3 (mM) | 6.9 a ± 0.9 | 14.9 a ± 2.7 | 19.0 a ± 5.7 | 8.0 a ± 1.1 | |
TC (%) | 44.0 a ± 0.9 | 39.9 a ± 5.0 | 37.2 a ± 7.2 | 44.8 a ± 0.2 | |
TP % | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | 0.2 a ± 0.1 | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | |
K % | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | 0.2 a ± 0.0 | 0.2 a ± 0.0 | 0.1 a ± 0.0 | |