Effect of free-choice feeding on the performance and ileal digestibility of nutrients in broilers

An experiment was conducted to study ileal digestibility of nutrients and to verify the ability of broilers to select feed in order to meet their requirements for protein and energy. The treatments consisted of six diets: R+S: free-choice feeding with rice bran (energy) and soybean meal (protein); C...

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Main Authors: VC Cruz, AC Pezzato, DF Pinheiro, JC Gonçalves, JR Sartori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2005-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2005000300002