1. Effects of varying wheat levels on growth performance, intestinal barrier, and cecal microbiota of broilers
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Leilei Wang, Bin Wei, Xuemeng Si, Yanqun Huang, Huaiyong Zhang, and Wen Chen
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wheat ,broiler ,growth performance ,intestinal integrity ,cecum microbiota ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 - Abstract
IntroductionThe study aimed to investigate the potential effects of varying wheat levels in broiler diets on growth performance, intestinal barrier, and cecal microbiota.MethodsDay-old male broilers were fed the same diet until 10 d of age. Then they were randomly assigned to 1) the low-level wheat group, where inclusion of 15.0% and 25.0% wheat in the grower and finisher diet, respectively, 2) the medium-level wheat group with 30.0% and 40.0% of wheat in the grower and finisher periods; and 3) the high-level wheat dietary group, in which the grower and finisher diets contained 55.77% and 62.38% of wheat, respectively.ResultsDietary treatments unaffected the body weight at 39 d, whereas incorporating high wheat in diets significantly increased the feed intake and reduced the feed conversion ratio from 10 to 39 d (p
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- 2024
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