The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2008

Regulations 7, 14 and 15

SCHEDULE 1 S [F1 Calculation of nitrogen (‘N’) and phosphate (‘P₂O₅’) in livestock manure]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 heading substituted (24.1.2010) by The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/447), regs. 1, 8(2)

[F2 Table 1

Standards for the volume of excreta, nitrogen and phosphate in manure produced by livestock

Pigs				Daily Excreta (litres per animal/day)	Daily Nitrogen production (grams per animal/day)	Daily Phosphate production (grams per animal/day)
Weight
	From 7 to 13kg			1.3	4.1	1.3
	From 13 to 31kg			2.0	14.2	6.0
	From 31 to 66kg—
		Dry fed		3.7	24	12.1
		Liquid fed		7.1	24	12.1
	From 66kg and—
		intended for slaughter—
			dry fed	5.1	33	17.9
			liquid fed	10.0	33	17.9
sow intended for breeding that has not yet had its first litter (maiden gilt)				5.6	38	20.0
sow (including litter up to 7kg) fed on a diet supplemented with synthetic amino acids				10.9	44	37.0
sow (including litter up to 7kg) fed on a diet without synthetic amino acids				10.9	49	37.0
Breeding boar from 66kg up to 150kg				5.1	33	17.9
Breeding boar, from 150kg				8.7	48	28.0

Cattle					Daily Excreta (litres per animal/day)	Daily Nitrogen production (grams per animal/day)	Daily Phosphate production (grams per animal/day)
(a) Castrated males.
Calf (all categories) up to 3 months					7.0	23	12.7
	Dairy cow
		From 3 months up to 13 months			20	95	34
		From 13 months up to first calf			40	167	69
	After first calf and—
		annual milk yield more than 9000 litres			64	315	142
		annual milk yield between 6000 to 9000 litres			53	276	121
		annual milk yield less than 6000 litres			42	211	93
	Beef cows or steers (a)
		From 3 up to 13 months			20	91	33
		From 13 up to 25 months			26	137	43
	Over 25 months—
		Females or steers for slaughter			32	137	60
		Females for breeding—
			weighing 500kg or less		32	167	65
			weighing more than 500kg		45	227	86
	Bulls
		non-breeding, 3 months and over			26	148	24
	Breeding
		From 3 up to 25 months			26	137	43
		Over 25 months			26	132	60

Sheep		Daily Excreta (litres per animal/day)	Daily Nitrogen production (grams per animal/day)	Daily Phosphate production (grams per animal/day)
(a) In the case of a ewe, this figure includes one or more suckled lambs until the lambs are aged six months.
From 6 months up to 9 months old		1.8	5.5	0.76
From 9 months old to first lambing, first tupping or slaughter		1.8	3.9	2.1
After lambing or tupping (a)
	weight up to 60kg	3.3	21	8.8
	weight over 60kg	5.0	33	10

Goats, deer and horses		Daily Excreta (litres per animal/day)	Daily Nitrogen production (grams per animal/day)	Daily Phosphate production (grams per animal/day)
Goat		3.5	41	18.8
Deer
	Breeding	5.0	42	17.6
	Other	3.5	33	11.7
Horse		24	58	56

Poultry		Daily Excreta(a) (kilograms per bird/day)	Daily Nitrogen production (grams per bird/day)	Daily Phosphate production (grams per bird/day)
(a) This figure includes litter as appropriate.]
Laying chicken
	up to 17 weeks	0.04	0.64	0.47
	17 weeks and over (caged)	0.12	1.13	1.0
	17 weeks and over (free range)	0.12	1.5	1.1
Broiler chicken (table)		0.06	1.06	0.72
Broiler chicken (breeder)—
	up to 25 weeks	0.04	0.86	0.78
	25 weeks and over	0.12	2.02	1.5
Turkey
	Male	0.16	3.74	3.1
	Female	0.12	2.83	2.3
Duck		0.10	2.48	2.4
Ostrich		1.6	3.83	18.5

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 1 Table 1 substituted (24.1.2010) by The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/447), regs. 1, 8(3)

Table 2

Total nitrogen content in livestock manure

Manure type	Total N  kg/metres3 or kg/tonne
Solid manure
Cattle farmyard manure	6.0
Pig farmyard manure	7.0
Sheep farmyard manure	7.0
Duck manure	6.5
Poultry layer manure	19
Poultry broiler manure [litter]	30
Turkey manure [litter]	30
Cattle slurry
cattle slurry, 2% dry matter	1.6
cattle slurry, 6% dry matter	2.6
cattle slurry, 10% dry matter	3.6
Pig slurry
Pig slurry, 2% dry matter	3.0
Pig slurry, 4% dry matter	3.6
Pig slurry, 6% dry matter	4.4
Separated slurry (some solids removed)
Strainer box cattle slurry	1.5
Weeping-wall cattle slurry	2.0
Mechanically separated cattle slurry	3.0
Mechanically separated pig slurry	3.6
Dirty water (not slurry)
Dirty water, less than 1% dry matter	0.5