Nakov, Dimitar and Gjorgjievski, Srecko and Kuzelov, Aco and Ilieva, Fidanka (2024) The effects of feed form on broiler chicken growth performance. In: International Congress on Natural, Health Sciences and Technology, 15-17 May 2023, Tetovo.
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Abstract
Feed costs represent a substantial portion of farmers' expenses and are a pivotal factor shaping the economics of livestock production. The physical form of diet is one of the main drivers for better digestibility of feed and improved growth performance of farm animals. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of feed particle size and feed form (ground feed mixtures and pelleted feed mixtures) on the growth performance of broiler chickens. Two hundred and forty ROSS 308 FF one-day-old broilers were randomly allocated into two treatment groups, each group comprising 120 broilers or 8 iterations with 15 broilers. The experiment spanned five weeks. Both pelleted and ground feed forms were identical in ingredient and chemical composition. Initially, the broilers in the test group exhibited lower average live body weight and daily gain compared to those in the control group. However, by the end of the trial, the broilers fed with pelleted feed mixtures displayed higher average live body weight and improved daily gain. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed statistically significant differences (p<0.001) between the test and control groups during the 2nd and 3rd weeks of the trial, with significance persisting at p<0.01 by the trial's end. These findings suggest that utilizing pelleted feeds in the intensive fattening of broiler chickens can enhance growth performance, increase average daily gain, and shorten the fattening period.
Keywords: broiler chickens, pelleted feed, growth performance
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Poster) |
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| Subjects: | Agricultural Sciences > Animal and dairy science |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Agriculture |
| Depositing User: | Dimitar Nakov |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jun 2024 10:22 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jun 2024 10:22 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/34379 |
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