Early nutrition enhances growth and speeds up gut development
Early feeding has a great effect in triggering the right momentum of growth in broiler hatchlings. It not only utilises the residual yolk faster but also increases body weight gains and enhances the gastrointestinal tract development in neonatal broiler chicks.
This article can also be found at World Poultry Volume 22 number 4. To view the article online simply click on the link below.
Keywords: Broilers, neonatal feeding, gut development, gastro-intestinal tract, post-hatch
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