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| Animal source of manure | Types of manure | Types of storage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid manure | Liquid manure | ||||
| Less than 50% moisture | Less than 80% moisture | 88% to 92% moisture | 92% or higher moisture | ||
| Hog | |||||
| liquid manure | Concrete or steel tank | ||||
| Dairy | |||||
| minimal bedding, high dilution1 | Earthen storage (when adequate sealing is ensured) | ||||
| moderate bedding, medium dilution1 | Concrete or steel tank | ||||
| high bedding, no dilution | Roofed storage | ||||
| Beef | |||||
| high bedding, no dilution | Concrete pad with separate runoff storage | ||||
| Broiler Chicken | |||||
| high bedding, no dilution | Roofed storage | ||||
| air dried manure | Contracted off-farm | ||||
| 1. Dilution with milk house washwater, barn washwater, etc. | |||||
| Source: Adapted from OMAF Livestock and Poultry Waste Management | |||||