Effects of high fiber grains on the growth rate and fat accumulation in broiler chickens
1987
Jeong, H.Y. | Lee, B.D. | Lim, J.S. (Chungnam National Univ., Taejon (Korea R.). Dept. of Animal Science)
Two hundred and forty female day-old broiler chicks were employed in this study to investigate the influence of grains containing different levels of dietary fiber on the growth rate, carcass fat content and abdominal fat pad weight. Corn and sorghum were used as low-fiber grains, and rye and hulled barley as high-fiber grains. During the 6 weeks of feeding period, chicks were fed one of the four diets which were iso-caloric and iso-nitrogenous. Birds were randomly allotted to 20 battery cages. There were five replicates per treatment and 12 chicks per replicate (pen). Data were subjected to the one-way ANOVA test, and when significant at 5 % level, then means were compared by the method of Duncan (1955)
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