Evaluation of fibrous feed ingredients alternatives to oat hulls as a source of feed structure in broiler diets.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to evaluate several fibrous feed ingredients as potential substitutes for oat hulls (OH), assessing their efficacy in providing structural integrity to broiler feeds. A total of 4,160 day-old male Ross-308 broilers were allocated to eight dietary treatments, including a control group (CON) without additional fiber supplementation and 7 diets where 3% of the wheat content was replaced by either OH, soy hulls (SH), beet pulp (BP), carob bean (CB), wheat straw (WS), rice hulls (RH), or wheat bran (WB). The experimental design followed a complete randomized block design with 10 pens per treatment and 52 birds each. Growth performance and gut development indices were monitored, and the coefficients of total tract apparent retention (CTTAR) of nutrients were measured at 28 d. Th

SUBMITTER: Akbari Moghaddam Kakhki R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11470483 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature