Lactating cows intake more DM and nutrients as compared to dry cows and heifers, so according to that, they generate manure and urine. Kindly let me clear the average production of manure and urine per day per category of cow:
Category: Manure generation (Kg/day/cow) Urine (liter/ day/cow)
Lactating:
Dry:
Heifers:
Calf:
Urine production is ok , but manure production from cow ..???
Usually dairy cow generates 1.5-2.0 L urine per urination and 13-15 urinations per day , if i am not wrong.
Do you mean dung production to be subjected to manure recovery ?
I think this Article Nutrient excretion from cattle grazing nitrogen‐fertilized g...
might be of help, its related to your question
For details regarding manure production per animal you can consult this page: http://go.usa.gov/Zcr3
and you can instal AWM software which is a a planning/design tool for waste storage structures for animal feeding operations. It estimates the amount of manure, bedding, and process water based upon the type and number of animals and management followed.
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