Effects of feed form and feed particle size on growth performance, carcass characteristics and digestive tract development of broilers

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of feed form (mash and crumble-pellet) and feed particle size (fine, medium and coarse) on growth performance, carcass characteristics and digestive tract development of broilers. A total of 1,152 one day-old Ross 308 mixed-sex broilers were used in a...

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Main Authors: Mingbin Lv, Lei Yan, Zhengguo Wang, Sha An, Miaomiao Wu, Zunzhou Lv
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2015-09-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654515300056