Estimates of litter production from poultry production houses (NRAES, 1999).
Bird Type	Average Live Weight (lb/bird)	Litter Production per 1,000 Birds Sold (tons/1,000 birds)	Litter Production per Animal Unit Sold (tons/AU sold)
Broiler Whole litter Manure cake	2.25	1.25 0.40	0.56 0.18
Roaster	4.0	2.6	0.65
Broiler Breeder	7.0	24.0 tons/1,000 birds/year	3.43 tons/AU/year
Turkey poult	2.5	1.0	0.40
Turkey grower hen Whole litter Manure cake	10.0	8.0 2.5	0.80 0.25
Turkey grower tom, light Whole litter Manure cake	13.0	10.0 3.3	0.77 0.25
Turkey grower tom, heavy Whole litter Manure cake	17.0	14.0 4.4	0.82 0.26
Turkey breeder	20.0	50 tons/1,000 birds/year	2.5 tons/AU/year

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