Supplementation of specific insoluble fibres partially attenuates compromised growth performance of broilers fed wheat-based reduced crude protein diets.

ABSTRACT: Insoluble fibre has been shown to be a functional fibre that helps the effective use of nutrients and energy through the gastrointestinal tract, and as such may be added to diets to enhance the growth performance of broilers. This study aimed to investigate the effects of insoluble fibre sources in a reduced protein (RP) diet fed to broilers. At d 10 post-hatch, 672 d-old Ross 308 male birds were assigned to 6 treatments with 8 replicates of 14 birds each. The treatments were a normal protein (NP) diet, a RP diet (-20 g/kg protein), and RP diets formulated with either sugarcane bagasse at 20 g/kg, lignocellulose-based fibre at 10 g/kg, oat hulls at 30 g/kg, or soy hulls at 30 g/kg. The results showed that the reduction in dietary protein decreased feed intake and weight gain, and worsened

SUBMITTER: Sharma NK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12664108 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature