Table 3.
Summary of litter management aspects for pullet flocks placed between May and November 2017 according to housing system (single-tier n = 11, multi-tier n = 8) in Canada.
| Variable | Single-Tier | Multi-Tier | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Type of barn | ||||
| All litter barn | 10 | 90.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Combination of wire, slats and litter | 1 | 9.1 | 8 | 100.0 |
| All wire/slatted barn | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Proportion of barn with litter 1 | ||||
| <1/3 of barn | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 25.0 |
| 1/3 of barn | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 37.5 |
| >1/3 of barn | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 37.5 |
| Type of litter | ||||
| Sand | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Wood shavings/sawdust | 7 | 63.6 | 5 | 71.4 |
| Straw | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Combination of the above | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| None/manure | 1 | 9.1 | 2 | 28.6 |
| Litter replaced after first access | ||||
| Yes | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| No | 11 | 100.0 | 8 | 100.0 |
| Frequency of breaking up of litter | ||||
| Never | 10 | 90.9 | 6 | 75.0 |
| Seasonally | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Monthly | 1 | 9.1 | 2 | 25.0 |
| Weekly | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Daily | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
1 Only answered by farmers who indicated that they had a barn with ‘combination of wire, slats and litter’.