Physical and chemical effects of pelleting feed on broiler growth and behavioral parameters
Barred Rock chickens were offered diets that had been pelleted at 55° or 85°C. In an 8-week feeding trial, the subjects receiving pellets processed at the higher temperature experienced significant (P ≤ .05) weight gain over those receiving the diet processed at 55°C. Although feed consumption for t...
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2019
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/90926 |