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soluble vitamins and minerals in poultry diets. The present study was carried
out during the summer season to study the impact of feeding graded levels of
DDGS on broiler performance, hematological and histological parameters. A total
number of 160-one day old, unsexed cobb broiler chicks were randomly divided
into four groups. Birds of each group were subdivided into four replicates of
ten birds each. The different experimental diets (Starter, grower and finisher)
contain DDGS at levels of (0, 5, 10 and 15%). Diets were iso-caloric and iso-nitrogenous.
Feed intake, body weight gain, feed conversion ratio, carcass characteristics
were recorded. Values for pH and length of Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT), glucose
concentration, hematological parameters (Hb, Ht% and H/L ratio) and histological
study of small intestine, liver and pancreas were obtained. The result showed
that DDGS insignificantly (p≤0.05) affected productive performance, carcass
characteristic and Ht%, DDGS inclusion in the diet significantly (p≤0.05)
decreased glucose concentration, H/L ratio and pH value and improved the histology
of small intestine, liver and pancreas. This study concluded that the graded
levels of DDGS up to 15% showed no adverse effects when used in broiler starter,
grower and finisher diets on growth performance and carcass characteristics.
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