Effect Of Pellet And Crumble Feed In Starter Period By Using Starter And Super Starter Diets On Growth Performance And Intestinal Histology In Broiler Chicks

Mohammed, Sara Tahir; Farag, Hersh Abdulazal

doi:10.58928/ku25.16406

	Effect Of Pellet And Crumble Feed In Starter Period By Using Starter And Super Starter Diets On Growth Performance And Intestinal Histology In Broiler Chicks
Kirkuk University Journal for Agricultural Sciences (KUJAS)
Volume 16, Issue 4, December 2025, Pages 48-54 PDF (518.32 K)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.58928/ku25.16406
Authors
Sara Tahir Mohammed^* ¹; Hersh Abdulazal Farag²
¹Animal Science Department / Feed and processing
²Animal Science Department, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences University of Sulaymaniyah
Abstract
This experiment was conducted at the University of Sulaymaniyah's poultry farm, Animal Science Department, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences. This study is a component of my master's thesis. The experiment began on October 10, until November 13 of 2024, and the chicks were raised for 35 days. This study used 160 unsexed one old broiler chicks of the Ross 308 . the chicks divided to treatments by use completely randomized design in a 2 × 2 factorial was used two feed forms (pellet and crumble) and two feed quality in starter period (normal starter and super-starter) diet ،after starter period use same feed for grower (11-20) and finisher period (21-35) in all treatments. In starter period the interaction between pellet and super starter had significant (p<0.05) difference between treatments in weight gain, FCR, body weight and intestinal jejunal villi length. Consequently, in grower and finisher period, Within the same feed type, no significant differences (P > 0.05) were observed in body weight gain between crumble and pellet forms. Pellet super-starter achieved the highest value (3400.66 ± 352.69. Pellet starter had the best early-phase feed efficiency (FCR) (1.13 ± 0.05), while crumble super-starter had the highest late-phase FCR (2.05 ± 0.28). Super-starter feeds outperform traditional starter meals in broiler development, influencing growth more than physical shape, indicating superiority for optimal poultry production (P < 0.05). observed the higher significant difference (P < 0.05) in body weight, body weight gain, FCR and intestinal villi length and width had constantly appeared in treatments offered super- starter whether it was using pellet and crumble. this research it’s a part of my master thesis.
Keywords
pellet; crumble; starter; super -starter; performance; intestinal histology

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