Using pellet quality to improve broiler growth rate, feed conversion

摘要

The way feed is presented will affect energy and time required to consume it Poultry activity, or behavior, has not received as much research attention as other areas when considering performance. Most of the focus in broiler production has been on genetic progress, strain selection, feeding programs and management systems rather than on how the bird responds to such changes. However, bird activity is responsible for the major energy loss between consumed dietary metabolizable energy and the amount of energy retained as tissue, and so it merits consideration.