FLOOR litter in poultry houses has been used many years to absorb moisture and thus aid in the prevention of coccidiosis by keeping the floors dry and preventing the sporulation of oocysts. Later the practice of using deep litter or built-up litter developed and is now widely used to keep the floors dry and help to control the spread of coccidiosis. The method usually consists of using loose, dry litter, four to six inches deep, of various materials as wood shavings, chopped grain straws, ground corn cobs, peat moss, and others. Small quantities of clean litter are added as long as the old litter is dry. The litter is often allowed to remain during the entire 10 to 12 weeks necessary for the rearing of a brood of chicks. The litter is stirred frequently, often daily, and new litter added when dampness occurs. Boughton (1939) tested the use of deep . . .
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F. R. Koutz (1948) studied this question.