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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Combs, Stephen H.
Other Authors: Poultry Science
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/90926