Summary

This project is designed to support the development of the RIRDC Integrated National Litter Project into the future. It will provide:
1. Recommendations to the Integrated National Litter Project as to key issues to be targeted for an expanded field trial, and potentially other, parts of the project.
2. Base information as to how chicken litter can be incorporated into modern broadacre cropping systems by quantifying crop and soil responses
3. Preliminary guidelines for using chicken litter as a nutrient source in broadacre cropping systems
4. Economic analysis so that costs associated with chicken litter use are understood
5. A deeper understanding of product quality and variation
6. Insight into the potential for carryover of pathogens affecting human health

From a chicken industry perspective the key R&D issue addressed is to quantify resource use across the industry and identify opportunities for more efficient resource and waste product management (including water, land, energy and litter).

Program

Chicken Meat

Research Organisation

Rural Directions Pty Ltd

Objective Summary

1. To develop recommendations to the Integrated National Litter Project as to key issues to be targeted for an expanded field trial and potentially other parts of the project. 2. To generate base information as to how chicken litter can be incorporated into modern broadacre cropping systems by quantifying crop and soil responses. 3. To develop preliminary guidelines for using chicken litter as a nutrient source in broadacre cropping system. 4. To undertake an economic analysis so that costs associated with chicken litter use are understood. 5. To gain a deeper understanding of product quality and variation. 6. To gain an insight into the potential for carryover of pathogens affecting human health from litter into broadacre crops.