Abstract
The effects of timing, the amount and the frequencies of feeding on the performance of broiler breeders
(Ross 308) at the age of 31-38 weeks were studied. The broiler breeders were randomly assigned to each
of 15 treatments (T). These included once a day feeding, in which birds were fed once at 04:00 h
(T1=control), twice (T2 to T7), thrice a day (T8 to T13) and four (T14 and T15) times per day. The daily
feed allotment was divided into different ratios with different time schedules. The nutritional composition
of all experimental groups was similar. Eggs were collected at 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. The
results obtained showed that feeding schedule resulted in significant differences (p