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Table 6 Nutrient loading coefficients according to manure production & weight reduction cases (Simple static pile composting)

From: Nutrient production from Korean poultry and loading estimations for cropland

Weight reduction scenarios

Manure production cases

Nutrients

Case Ia

Case II

Case III

A (Farm Investigation)

VS

0.52

0.51

ā€” b

N

0.44

0.43

0.62

P

0.48

0.47

0.52

B (Ī”Pā€‰=ā€‰0)

VS

1.20

1.20

ā€” b

N

0.95

0.95

1.19

P

ā€” c

ā€” c

ā€” c

  1. aCase I, manure production from questionnaire x nutrient concentrations in compost from farm sample; Case II, manure production reported by ME x nutrient concentrations in compost from farm sample; Case III, manure production reported from ME x nutrient concentrations in compost from ME
  2. bā€‰=ā€‰Organic component of the ME is not to be compared referred to as BOD
  3. cā€‰=ā€‰P coefficient is 1.0