Effects of pellet diameter and crumble size on the growth performance and relative gizzard weight of broilers

SUMMARY: An experiment was conducted to compare the growth performance, gizzard and relative gizzard weight (RGW) of broilers fed a mash diet, micro-pellets, or coarse and fine crumbles with or without the fines removed. A total of 300 Cobb 500 one-day-old male broiler chicks were randomly distribut...

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Main Authors: Frank Idan, Chad Paulk, Scott Beyer, Charles Stark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Applied Poultry Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S105661712300003X