Animal waste, such as broiler (Gallus gallus domesticus) litter, may be an economical alternative to commercial fertilizer for forage producers as the number of confined animal feeding operations increases and commercial fertilizer prices rise. Four levels of commercial fertilizer (N-P2O5-K2O ratio of 3-1-2) were compared with 4 or 8 tons of broiler litter/acre applied in a single or split application to ‘Coastal’ bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.) on a Coastal Plain soil for 2 years. Applying broiler litter in a single application in late spring resulted in 10 to 20% higher yields and improved nutrient uptake compared with a split application between late spring and midsummer. Using regression of commercial fertilizer rate and bermudagrass yield, 62% of the N at the 4 ton rate and 60% of the N at the 8 ton rate in broiler litter were estimated to be available the first year. Crude protein and P concentrations in the forage were more sensitive to nutrient source and rate than were K, Ca a...