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International Journal of Poultry Science

Year: 2006 | Volume: 5 | Issue: 10 | Page No.: 975-978
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2006.975.978
Effects of Different Feed Withdrawals on Performance and Fecal Contamination of Carcass in Broiler Chickens
Mehmet Kenan Turkyilmaz, Ahmet Nazligul, Suheyla Turkyilmaz and Evrim Fidan

Abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of different feed withdrawal durations on some performance parameters in broilers and fecal contamination of carcass. A total of 150 day-old broiler chicks were randomly allocated to five groups of 30 in each had been consisted of the material. It was determined that feed withdrawal had significant effects on body weight at the 37th day (P< 0.01). As a part of digestive system, gizzard weight (with ingesta) has exhibited a statistically significant decrease (4.5 %) from 0 to 14 hours following the feed withdrawal (P< 0.001). It was observed that for zero and eight hours feed withdrawal, the mean numbers of coliform bacteria recovered from carcass were found as 5.28 log10 cfu/ml and 4.86 log10 cfu/ml, while 7.86 log10 cfu/ml and 7.35 log10 cfu/ml for caecum, respectively (P< 0.001).

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Mehmet Kenan Turkyilmaz, Ahmet Nazligul, Suheyla Turkyilmaz and Evrim Fidan, 2006. Effects of Different Feed Withdrawals on Performance and Fecal Contamination of Carcass in Broiler Chickens. International Journal of Poultry Science, 5: 975-978.

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