Structure and Fertilizer Value Livestock manure is a resource worthy of prudent attention.
Manure can be part of a complete nutrient management plan.
Much of the plant nutrients contained in feed that animals eat pass through their bodies. Storing the manure and later returning it to the soil can save fertilizer. A liquid, homogenous manure blend is slurry. Slurry is an excellent way to handle manure as a fertilizer substitute. The same is true for 10 hogs weighing 200 lbs. or 2.5 beef cows weighing 1000 lbs.