Table 1 Typical nutrient content of animal manures
	DM	Total Nutrients			Available Nutrients (1)
	%	Nitrogen	Phosphate	Potash	Nitrogen	Phosphate	Potash
Fresh FYM (2)			kg/t			kg/t
Cattle	25	6.0	3.5	8.0	see Table 2	2.1	7.2
Pig	25	7.0	7.0	5.0		4.2	4.5
Poultry Manures			kg/t			kg/t
Layer manure	30	16.0	13.0	9.0	see Table 2	7.8	8.1
Broiler/turkey litter	60	30.0	25.0	18.0		15.0	16.0
Slurries			kg/m3			kg/m3
Dairy (3)	6	3.0	1.2	3.5	see Table 2	0.6	3.2
Beef (3)	6	2.3	1.2	2.7		0.6	2.4
Pig (3)	4	4.0	2.0	2.5		1.0	2.3
Separated cattle slurries (liquid)			kg/m3			kg/m3
Strainer box	1.5	1.5	0.3	2.2	see Table 2	0.15	2.0
Weeping wall	3	2.0	0.5	3.0		0.25	2.7
Mechanical separator	4	3.0	1.2	3.5		0.60	3.2

⁽¹⁾ Nutrients that are available to the next crop
⁽²⁾ Nitrogen and potash values will be lower if FYM is stored in the open or for long periods
⁽³⁾ Adjust nutrient content if % DM is higher or lower

Multiply kg/m³ by 9 to give units/1000 gals
Multiply kg/t by 2 to give units/ton

Table 2 Percentage of total nitrogen available to the next crop following applications of animal manures (% of total nitrogen)
Timing		Autumn		Winter		Spring	Summer use on grassland
		(Aug-Oct)		(Nov-Jan)		(Feb-Apr)
Soil type	DM(%)	Sandy/shallow	Medium/heavy	Sandy/shallow	Medium/heavy	All soils	All soils
Surface application
Fresh FYM	25	5	10	10	15	20	n/a
Layer manure	30	10	20	15	30	35	n/a
Broiler/turkey litter	60	10	20	15	25	30	n/a
Dairy/beef slurries	6	5	15	20	30	35	20
Pig slurries	4	5	20	25	40	50	30
Separated slurries	1-4	5	20	25	40	50	35
Soil incorporation
Fresh FYM	25	5	10	15	20	25	n/a
Layer manure	30	10	25	20	40	50	n/a
Broiler/turkey litter	60	10	25	20	40	45	n/a
Dairy/beef slurries	6	5	20	20	35	45	n/a
Pig slurry	4	5	20	20	45	55	n/a
Separated slurries	1-4	5	20	25	45	55	n/a

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