Pelleting the diet results in improved growth
performance and nutrient metabolizability, which relate
with better development of digestive tract in broilers.
However, no obvious effects on performance were observed
in feed particle sizes, except that coarse significantly
increased ADFI during overall period than fine in mash, not
in pellet; there is no interaction between feed particle size
and feed form either. That feeding pelleted diet by coarsely
grinding could be alternative nutritional strategy of
optimizing intestinal tract health and feed utilization,
improving production efficiency with energy saving in
broiler industry.