Appendix 6 - Farm Nutrient Management Plan - Farming and Water Scotland

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Table 6.1. Typical volumes of excreta produced by housed pigs per week

Pig type (per animal)	Typical volume of slurry/manure (m³/week)
1 sow place (including litter up to 7kg) fed on a diet supplemented with synthetic amino acids	0.08
1 sow place (including litter up to 7kg) fed on a diet without synthetic amino acids	0.08
1 maiden gilt place	0.04
1 breeding boar (66kg to 150kg)	0.04
1 breeding boar (over 150kg)	0.06
1 weaner place (7 to 13 kg)	0.01
1 weaner place (13 to 31 kg)	0.01
1 grower place (31 to 66 kg) (dry fed)	0.03
1 grower place (31 to 66 kg) (liquid fed)	0.05
1 finisher place (66 kg to slaughter) (dry fed)	0.04
1 finisher place (66 kg to slaughter) (liquid fed)	0.07

Table 6.2. Typical values of total NPK and available PK in pig slurry and manure

Table 6.3. Typical volumes of poultry manure produced per 1000 birds per week

Poultry type	Volume per poultry type per week (tonnes)
1000 laying chickens up to 17 weeks	0.28
1000 laying chickens (caged) over 17 weeks	0.84
1000 laying chickens (free range) over 17 weeks	0.64
1000 broiler chickens (table)	0.42
1000 broiler chickens (breeder) up to 25 weeks	0.28
1000 broiler chickens (breeder) 25 weeks and over	0.84
1000 turkeys (male)	1.12
1000 turkeys (female)	0.84
1000 ducks	0.70

Table 6.4 Typical values of total NPK and available PK contained in poultry manure