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The search for better zootechnical indexes such as feed conversion, daily weight gain, uniformity, and lower bird mortality has become a priority within the poultry industry. The use of food restriction programs has emerged as an alternative to improve these rates as well as to mitigate the effect of the increased cost of nutrition over the past few years. In this work, the feed conversion (FC), daily weight gain (DWG), uniformity, and mortality of male broilers submitted to two food restriction programs were evaluated; one program reduced food by 10% and the other by 20% in relation to the feeding program suggested by the Cobb500 strain. One hundred and eighty birds aged 10 days old were housed in 12 boxes for 30 days. Fifteen birds were placed in each box, and four replicates per treatment were designed: T1 (control group—feed intake as recommended by the Cobb500 strain), T2 (10% reduction), and T3 (20% reduction). There was no statistical difference in DWG, uniformity, or mortality between the treatment groups. As for FC, a statistical difference was observed with a gain of 100 g in T2 and 252 g in T3 in relation to T1. The results of this work demonstrate that food restriction programs can be used to improve FC in broiler flocks, without interfering with the DWG, uniformity, or mortality of birds.
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Bordin, T., Pilotto, F., Pesenatto, D. et al. Performance of broiler chicken submitted to a quantitative feed restriction program. Trop Anim Health Prod 53, 87 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-020-02456-7
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