Table 4.
Physiochemical analysis of the poultry manure in neonatal female turkey poults fed with a rye–soybean–based diet with or without dietary inclusion of a Bacillus direct-fed microbial (DFM) at day 10 of age (Trial 2).
| Treatment | Water content (%) | pH | Ammonia-N (mg/L) | Ammonia-N wet (mg/kg) | Ammonia-N dry (mg/kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 76.19 ± 0.85a | 6.76 ± 0.03a | 87.39 ± 2.37a | 572.65 ± 23.56a | 2,414.35 ± 66.47a |
| DFM | 74.34 ± 0.99a | 6.24 ± 0.02b | 50.10 ± 2.10b | 499.65 ± 20.92b | 1,955.35 ± 57.88b |
a,bValues within columns with different lowercase superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05).
Data are expressed as mean ± SE, n = 8 samples.