Influence of feed form and source of soybean meal of the diet on growth performance of broilers from 1 to 42 days of age. 1. Floor pen study

• Published in: Poultry science Vol. 91; no. 11; pp. 2838 - 2844
• Main Authors: Serrano, M P, Valencia, D G, Méndez, J, Mateos, G G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.11.2012
• Subjects: Aging; Animal Feed - analysis; Animal Husbandry; Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Animals; Chickens - growth & development; Diet - veterinary; Glycine max - chemistry; Glycine max - metabolism; Housing, Animal; Male

In total, 3,120 broilers were used to study the effects of feed form and source of soybean meal (SBM) of the diet on growth performance. From 1 to 21 d of age, there were 12 treatments arranged factorially with 3 feed forms (mash, crumbles, and pellets) and 4 commercial sources of SBM that differed...