Influence of physical form and energy level of the diet on performance and carcass composition of broilers

J. L. Lecznieski ; Andréa Machado L Ribeiro ^[1] ; Alexandre de Mello Kessler ^[1] ; Antonio Mário Penz Jr ^[1]
1. [1] Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  
  Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  
  Brasil
Localización: Archivos Latinoamericanos de Producción Animal, ISSN 1022-1301, ISSN-e 1022-1301, Vol. 9, Nº. 1, 2001
Idioma: inglés
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- Brazilian broiler production still debates the use of pelleted or mash diets. Therefore, an experiment was conducted to investigate the influence of dietary energy level (2.8, 2.9, 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2 Mcal EM/kg) and physical form (pellet, without fines; and mash) on performance and carcass composition, of 3 200 male broilers, from 22 to 43 days of age. The fines from the pelleted diet had higher calcium and phosphorus levels than the whole pellets. Intake of pelleted diets was greater (P