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Layer: NSW Poultry Manure (SA2) (ID: 2)

Name: NSW Poultry Manure (SA2)

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Description: This dataset estimates the location and mass in dry tonnes at 0% moisture content (MC) and in wet tonnes at 75% MC of intensive poultry manure residues across NSW, Australia. This information was originally collated for the Australian Biomass for Bioenergy Assessment (ABBA) project and has been updated several times. It is available for use in the NSW BioSMART tool (Biomass Spatial and Modular Assessment of Resources Tool – https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forestry/science/forest-carbon/biomass-for-bioenergy/nsw-biosmart) and on the Terria Map (https://app.terria.io/terria/catalog/map) platform. The boundary features were extracted from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS 2016) digital boundaries [Copyright Commonwealth of Australia administered by the ABS]. This dataset is mapped at the Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2). Each SA2 region shows the annual average, minimum and maximum tonnes of intensive poultry manure residues by livestock type for the period July 2011 to June 2021 (average of 10 years). Livestock types have been categorised as Meat chickens and Layer chickens. The SA2 residues were derived using the 'parent' SA4 region residue totals (calculated using the ABS ASGS Agricultural Commodities, Australia, cat. no. 7121.0 data cubes and from research carried out by the NSW Forest Science unit, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development - Forestry) and by applying calculated percentages using livestock numbers from the ABS 2015-16 SA2 agricultural survey data to determine the distribution of residues at this level. Please note the location of residues for the SA2 maps is based on the 2015-16 livestock distribution. The residues were calculated for each ABS class of poultry as follows: Meat chickens, Layer chickens and All other (ducks, turkeys, other - classed as Meat chickens in this dataset). Assumptions were made from literature, as detailed data at the farm scale was unavailable to determine the regional breakdown of percentage of farms that are caged, barn or free range. For Meat chickens, manure plus bedding will be calculated using the following assumptions: most meat chickens are housed in barns; single-batch litter systems are the most common with 5.5 batches/year; for NSW most common bedding depth = 50mm; basic density of bedding material = 410kg/m3 (softwood sawdust and shavings); stocking density = 30-40kg/m2 = 14 birds/m2 (conservative). For Layer chickens, approximately 70% of the industry are caged and manure is collected by conveyor belt, therefore no bedding will be calculated, only manure as excreted. The following were calculated for each SA2 region: Total Solids (TS), Volatile Solids (VS) and Wet Weight (WW), giving the average of TS, VS and WW over the 10 year period and also providing a minimum (-20%) and maximum (+20%) for TS and VS. Total Solids has been chosen as the TOTAL_RESIDUES mapping unit to display because TS represents all dry matter and covers more end-use options. TS can be used as a solid fuel (combustion/cofiring/boilers), for syngas (gasification) and for bio-oil/biochar/syngas (pyrolysis) while VS is mainly only used in anaerobic digestion (biogas/biomethane). Presenting the data spatially by TS fits with the existing BioSMART tool modules and those being developed. Some SA2 regions were merged and the results were combined. Most commonly merged regions were built up areas contained wholly within the same regional area (i.e. Goulburn and Goulburn Region were merged) or adjacent regions that were either small or built up areas. For more information on the derivation of the residue volumes please contact the NSW Forest Science unit (https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forestry/science/forest-carbon/abba) and look at: Poultry Wiedemann SG et al. (2015) ‘Grower options for spent litter utilisation’, RIRDC Publication No. 14/093. www.agrifutures.com.au/wp-content/uploads/publications/14-093.pdf McGahan E et al. (2014) ‘National Environmental Management System for the Meat Chicken Industry Version 2 - Part A – Manual of Good Practice for the Meat Chicken Industry’, RIRDC Publication No. 14/100. https://agrifutures.com.au/wp-content/uploads/publications/14-100.pdf Wiedemann SG (2015) ‘Energy Recovery from Litter: A Guide for Users’, FSA Consulting, RIRDC Publication No. 14/096. www.agrifutures.com.au/wp-content/uploads/publications/14-096.pdf ASAE (2005) ‘Manure production and characteristics’, D384.2, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, USA. https://elibrary.asabe.org/abstract.asp?aid=32018 Barnett JL et al. (2008) ‘National Animal Welfare Standards for the Chicken Meat Industry, Manual for Meat Chicken Farming’, Australian Poultry CRC Pty Ltd. https://www.awstrategy.net/uploads/1/2/3/2/123202832/me-083-chicken-standards-the-standards-3.pdf Runge GA et al. (2007) ‘Chicken litter – Issues associated with sourcing and use’, RIRDC Publication No. 07/035. www.agrifutures.com.au/wp-content/uploads/publications/07-035.pdf Scott P et al. (2009) ‘Structure and dynamics of Australia's commercial poultry and ratite industries’, Report prepared for: The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer by Scolexia Animal and Avian Health Consultancy. https://www.agriculture.gov.au/sites/default/files/sitecollectiondocuments/animal-plant/animal-health/livestock-movement/structure-poultry-ratite-ind.pdf McGahan E et al. (2013) ‘Conversion of Waste to Energy in the Chicken Meat Industry’, RIRDC Publication No. 12/097. https://agrifutures.com.au/wp-content/uploads/publications/12-097.pdf Tabular data: ABS ‘Agricultural Commodities, Australia’, Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) editions by Financial Year (FY) for 10 years from 2011-12FY to 2020-21FY, where census years 2015-16 and 2020-21 provide data at the finer scale of Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2) and all other years provide the data at the larger scale of SA4 level. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/agriculture/agricultural-commodities-australia Last updated in March 2026.

Copyright Text: NSW Forest Science, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development – Forestry

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