These figures are for broilers only and do not include turkeys and laying chickens.
Poultry litter is a combination of the bedding material and the manure.
The bedding material may include rice hulls, sawdust, wood shavings, shredded paper or a combination of two or more of these materials. The average chemical composition of poultry litter is listed in Table 1 on the next page. Poultry production generates large volumes of litter. Research has demonstrated that this material has a very beneficial use as a soil amendment on precision graded soils where reduced rice productivity is a problem. Rate of Poultry Litter Application Several research experiments have been conducted to determine the amount of poultry litter required to increase rice yields.