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Table 4A-3. Standard Daily Manure Production Estimates for Common Classes of Livestock Adapted from the Agricultural Operation Practices Act (Province of Alberta 2004), Tables 5 and 6 in Schedule 2 of the Standards and Administration Regulations.

Species/Class

Solid Liquid

Weight Volume Weight Volume

kg lbs m 3 ft 3 L gal 1 m 3 ft 3

Beef

Feeders 3.8 8.4 0.0062 0.21 --- --- --- --- Finishers - Open lot 6.0 13.1 0.0094 0.32 --- --- --- --- Finishers - Paved lot 9.0 19.8 0.0126 0.43 --- --- --- --- Feeder calves < 550lbs 1.5 3.3 0.0023 0.08 --- --- --- --- Cow/calf pair 8.1 17.8 0.0129 0.44 --- --- --- --- Cows/bulls 7.5 16.5 0.0117 0.40 --- --- --- ---

Dairy

(* count lactating cows only)

Free stall: Lactating cow only 2 --- --- --- --- 98.6 21.7 0.099 3.50 Fee stall: Dry cow --- --- --- --- 43.0 9.5 0.042 1.50 Fee stall: Lactating with dry cows only *3 --- --- --- --- 116.8 25.7 0.116 4.11 Tie stall: Lactating cow only 63.5 139.7 0.0779 2.66 --- --- --- --- Loose housing: Lactating cow only 66.5 146.3 0.0815 2.78 --- --- --- --- Dry Cow 31.8 70.0 1.30 --- --- --- --- Replacement heifers 19.5 42.9 0.0240 0.82 --- --- --- --- Calves 1.3 2.9 0.0021 0.07 --- --- --- ---

Swine

(* count sows only)

Farrow-to-finish * 39.3 86.4 0.0510 1.74 65.7 14.44 0.065 2.31 Farrow-to-wean * 12.1 26.6 0.0158 0.54 20.2 4.44 0.020 0.71 Lactating sow * 9.7 21.3 0.0126 0.43 15.9 3.50 0.016 0.56 Weaner pig 1.3 2.8 0.0018 0.06 2.3 0.50 0.002 0.08 Feeder pig 3.7 8.2 0.0050 0.17 7.1 1.56 0.007 0.25

Poultry (/100 birds)

Caged layers, liquid --- --- --- --- 27 6.0 0.027 0.95 Caged layers, belt manure removal 4.5 9.9 0.0120 0.41 --- --- --- --- Caged layers, deep pit 5.9 13.0 0.0091 0.31 --- --- --- --- Broilers 2.7 6.0 0.0088 0.30 --- --- --- --- Broiler breeders -7.2 15.8 0.0173 0.59 --- --- --- --- Layer breeders 5.3 11.7 0.0155 0.53 --- --- --- --- Replacement pullets 2.7 6.0 0.0044 0.30 --- --- --- --- Turkey hens, light 6.2 13.6 0.0249 0.85 --- --- --- --- Turkey toms, heavy 9.0 19.8 0.0375 1.28 --- --- --- --- Turkey broilers 5.0 11.0 0.0149 0.51 --- --- --- ---

Horses

PMU, per head 20.8 45.8 0.0270 0.92 --- --- --- --- Feedlot, per head 6.9 15.2 0.0135 0.46 --- --- --- --- Donkeys 3.5 7.6 0.0067 0.23 --- --- --- --- Mules 5.2 11.4 0.0103 0.35 --- --- --- ---

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