TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effects of Pellet and Mesh Diets on the Activity of the Microflora and Morphology of the Small Intestine of Broiler Chicks
AU - , M. Rezaian AU - , A. Yaghoobfar AU - , J. Barin 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 6
IS  - 5
SP  - 723
EP  - 727
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2007.723.727
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2007.723.727
KW  - Effect of pellet
KW  -mesh diets
KW  -activity of microflora and morphoogy
KW  -broiler chicks
AB  - In order to evaluate the effects of pellet and mash diets on bacterial count and morphology of the small intestine on broiler chicks, 400 Ross-308 broilers (males) were used. They were divided into 2 treatment groups of 25 randomly selected birds and 8 replications and were housed in 8 pen floors, with controlled temperature and humidity at the rear parts, for 42 days. By termination of the nurturing, when the chicks come of 42 days old, 4 birds per pen were randomly selected and slaughtered. Pellet and mash diets proved no significant effect on the number and activity of small intestinal microflora. Experiments on the morphometry of 3 parts of  small  intestines  showed the increasing in the villus height of ileum, villus width and crypt depth in the jejunum of broilers chicks fed with mashed diet. The results of experiment shown that nutrients and metabolizable  energy  requirements  differences  were  significantly effects in the villus heights (duodenums and jejunums),  crypt  depts. (duodenums)  and  villus  widths (ileums and jejunums) of small intestinal of broiler chicks.
ER  -