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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/action-programme-for-nitrate-vulnerable-zones-scotland-regulations-2008/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2008/298",
  "legislation_title": "The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/action-programme-for-nitrate-vulnerable-zones-scotland-regulations-2008",
  "path": "schedule/1",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Calculation of nitrogen (‘N’) and phosphate (‘P2O5’) in livestock manure",
  "text": "Table 1\nStandards for the volume of excreta, nitrogen and phosphate in manure produced by livestock\nPigs\nDaily Excreta (litres per animal/day)\nDaily Nitrogen production (grams per animal/day)\nDaily Phosphate production (grams per animal/day)\nWeight\nFrom 7 to 13kg\n1.3\n4.1\n1.3\nFrom 13 to 31kg\n2.0\n14.2\n6.0\nFrom 31 to 66kg—\nDry fed\n3.7\n24\n12.1\nLiquid fed\n7.1\n24\n12.1\nFrom 66kg and—\nintended for slaughter—\ndry fed\n5.1\n33\n17.9\nliquid fed\n10.0\n33\n17.9\nsow intended for breeding that has not yet had its first litter (maiden gilt)\n5.6\n38\n20.0\nsow (including litter up to 7kg) fed on a diet supplemented with synthetic amino acids\n10.9\n44\n37.0\nsow (including litter up to 7kg) fed on a diet without synthetic amino acids\n10.9\n49\n37.0\nBreeding boar from 66kg up to 150kg\n5.1\n33\n17.9\nBreeding boar, from 150kg\n8.7\n48\n28.0\nCattle\nDaily Excreta (litres per animal/day)\nDaily Nitrogen production (grams per animal/day)\nDaily Phosphate production (grams per animal/day)\n(a)Castrated males.\nCalf (all categories) up to 3 months\n7.0\n23\n12.7\nDairy cow\nFrom 3 months up to 13 months\n20\n95\n34\nFrom 13 months up to first calf\n40\n167\n69\nAfter first calf and—\nannual milk yield more than 9000 litres\n64\n315\n142\nannual milk yield between 6000 to 9000 litres\n53\n276\n121\nannual milk yield less than 6000 litres\n42\n211\n93\nBeef cows or steers (a)\nFrom 3 up to 13 months\n20\n91\n33\nFrom 13 up to 25 months\n26\n137\n43\nOver 25 months—\nFemales or steers for slaughter\n32\n137\n60\nFemales for breeding—\nweighing 500kg or less\n32\n167\n65\nweighing more than 500kg\n45\n227\n86\nBulls\nnon-breeding, 3 months and over\n26\n148\n24\nBreeding\nFrom 3 up to 25 months\n26\n137\n43\nOver 25 months\n26\n132\n60\nSheep\nDaily Excreta (litres per animal/day)\nDaily Nitrogen production (grams per animal/day)\nDaily Phosphate production (grams per animal/day)\n(a)In the case of a ewe, this figure includes one or more suckled lambs until the lambs are aged six months.\nFrom 6 months up to 9 months old\n1.8\n5.5\n0.76\nFrom 9 months old to first lambing, first tupping or slaughter\n1.8\n3.9\n2.1\nAfter lambing or tupping (a)\nweight up to 60kg\n3.3\n21\n8.8\nweight over 60kg\n5.0\n33\n10\nGoats, deer and horses\nDaily Excreta (litres per animal/day)\nDaily Nitrogen production (grams per animal/day)\nDaily Phosphate production (grams per animal/day)\nGoat\n3.5\n41\n18.8\nDeer\nBreeding\n5.0\n42\n17.6\nOther\n3.5\n33\n11.7\nHorse\n24\n58\n56\nPoultry\nDaily Excreta(a) (kilograms per bird/day)\nDaily Nitrogen production (grams per bird/day)\nDaily Phosphate production (grams per bird/day)\n(a)This figure includes litter as appropriate.\nLaying chicken\nup to 17 weeks\n0.04\n0.64\n0.47\n17 weeks and over (caged)\n0.12\n1.13\n1.0\n17 weeks and over (free range)\n0.12\n1.5\n1.1\nBroiler chicken (table)\n0.06\n1.06\n0.72\nBroiler chicken (breeder)—\nup to 25 weeks\n0.04\n0.86\n0.78\n25 weeks and over\n0.12\n2.02\n1.5\nTurkey\nMale\n0.16\n3.74\n3.1\nFemale\n0.12\n2.83\n2.3\nDuck\n0.10\n2.48\n2.4\nOstrich\n1.6\n3.83\n18.5\nTable 2\nTotal nitrogen content in livestock manure\nManure type\nTotal N kg/metres3 or kg/tonne\nSolid manure\nCattle farmyard manure\n6.0\nPig farmyard manure\n7.0\nSheep farmyard manure\n7.0\nDuck manure\n6.5\nPoultry layer manure\n19\nPoultry broiler manure [litter]\n30\nTurkey manure [litter]\n30\nCattle slurry\ncattle slurry, 2% dry matter\n1.6\ncattle slurry, 6% dry matter\n2.6\ncattle slurry, 10% dry matter\n3.6\nPig slurry\nPig slurry, 2% dry matter\n3.0\nPig slurry, 4% dry matter\n3.6\nPig slurry, 6% dry matter\n4.4\nSeparated slurry (some solids removed)\nStrainer box cattle slurry\n1.5\nWeeping-wall cattle slurry\n2.0\nMechanically separated cattle slurry\n3.0\nMechanically separated pig slurry\n3.6\nDirty water (not slurry)\nDirty water, less than 1% dry matter\n0.5",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "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)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/298/schedule/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:05:38.352701+00:00"
  },
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}