Friday, April 5, 2013
Alpaca manure as a Fertilizer
ANIMAL MANURE COMPARISONS
Animal Type Nitrogen % Phosphorus % Potassium % ______________________________________________________________
*Llama/Alpaca 1.7 0.69 0.66
Chicken 1.0 0.8 0.4
Horse 0.7 0.25 0.55
Sheep 0.95 0.35 1.0
Cow 0.6 0.15 0.45
Pig 0.5 0.35 0.4
*Llama manure can be applied directly to plants (will not burn)
Animal manures are best used as mulches or soil conditioners
Unit of Measure shown above is in micrograms/gram