Glossary of terms on livestock manure management 2003 - Ramiran

RAMIRAN <strong>Glossary</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>terms</strong> on manure management 2003 4
STABLE
MANURE
POULTRY
LITTER
BROILER
LITTER
BROILER
MANURE
TURKEY
MANURE
LAYING HEN
MANURE
LAYER MANURE
DEEP PIT
MANURE
VERMICOM-
POST
MANURE ASH
ASHED MANURE
Manure from animals housed in STABLES e.g. HORSE
MANURE.
DROPPINGS mixed with a layer <strong>of</strong>, for example sawdust, on
the floors <strong>of</strong> buildings housing POULTRY.
DROPPINGS mixed with a layer <strong>of</strong> absorbent material, for
example sawdust, wood shavings, straw, on the floors <strong>of</strong>
buildings housing BROILER CHICKENS (i.e. raised for
meat).
BROILER LITTER
As for BROILER LITTER but from buildings housing turkeys
DROPPINGS collected in buildings housing CHICKENS for
egg production.
LAYING HEN MANURE
DROPPINGS collected in a PIT beneath cages housing
LAYING HENS.
SOLID MANURE that has undergone the process <strong>of</strong>
VERMICOMPOSTING.
Residue from the incineration <strong>of</strong> SOLID MANURE (normally
BROILER LITTER) in a power station.
MANURE ASH
Farm waste water
WASTEWATER
Water contaminated with FAECES, URINE, milk, chemicals
etc. so posing a risk <strong>of</strong> pollution but <strong>of</strong> little value as a
fertiliser.
WASH WATER
DIRTY WATER
Water used to clean milking equipment and parlours,
HARDSTANDINGS used by LIVESTOCK, farm machinery
etc.
Water derived from washing <strong>of</strong> equipment and floors in
milking parlours, rainfall RUN-OFF from concrete areas or
HARDSTANDINGS used by LIVESTOCK and contaminated
with FAECES, URINE, waste animal feed etc. Sometimes
referred to as BROWN WATER. Contains organic matter
and so poses a risk <strong>of</strong> water pollution but has negligible
FERTILSER VALUE.