Table 3.

Experimental weight reduction of dairy cattle manure in dairy cattle barn and composting lot after 4 months

Stall number	Manure production (kg) (A)	Bedding materials (kg) (B)	Mixture weight (kg) (C)	Weight loss-11) (%)	Mixture weight (kg) (D)	Weight loss-22) (%)	Total weight loss3) (%)
1	5,880	667	2,476	62.2	1,960	23.0	70.9
2	7,150	667	3,423	56.2	2,644	22.7	66.2
3	4,964	667	2,372	57.9	1,840	22.4	67.3
Average	5,998	667	2,757	58.8	2,130	22.7	68.1

¹⁾Weight loss-1 (%) by (1−[C/{A+B}])×100 for 3 months staying in the barn.

²⁾Weight loss-2 (%) by (1−D/C)×100 for 1 month storing in the composting lot.

³⁾Total weight loss by (1−[D/{A+B}])×100 for 4 months including both periods.