Impact of Rye Inclusion in Diets for Broilers on Performance, Litter Quality, Foot Pad Health, Digesta Viscosity, Organ Traits and Intestinal Morphology

Rye could offer diverse benefits in terms of sustainability if it could replace parts of the main cereals, corn and wheat, in broiler diets. A total of 256 broilers, Ross 308, were randomly allocated into 32 pens. From day 14 till day 42, the birds were divided into four feeding groups (eight replic...

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Main Authors: Amr Abd El-Wahab, Jan Berend Lingens, Bussarakam Chuppava, Marwa F. E. Ahmed, Ahmed Osman, Marion Langeheine, Ralph Brehm, Venja Taube, Richard Grone, Andreas von Felde, Josef Kamphues, Christian Visscher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/18/7753