grain type × feed form interactions were observed for digestible nutrient intakes and AME intakedue to the different pattern of changes in maize- and wheat-based diets (Table 6). In maize-based diets, birds fed mash dietand re-ground pellets had similar digestible N and starch intakes but lower than those fed pelleted diets. In wheat-baseddiets, while birds fed pelleted diets consumed higher digestible N and starch than those fed the mash diet, re-grinding thepellets resulted in the lowest digestible N and starch intakes.