The experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary fiber(a mixture of dried corn distillers'grains,rice bran and wheat bran at equal proportion)on growth performance,serum biochemi-cal indicators,immunity organ index and small intestine development of broilers.A total of 480 one-day-old ROSS 308 broilers were randomly divided into 4 groups.Broilers in the control group were fed the basal diet,and those in the other 3 groups were fed the basal diet supplemented with dietary fiber by 3.0%,4.5%and 6.0%respectively for 42 days.The results were as follows.1)Compared to the control group,dietary fiber sup-plementation decreased body weight,average daily gain and average daily feed intake of broilers at 1~21 days of age(P<0.05),but 6.0%dietary fiber group increased body weight at 42-day age and average daily gain at 22~42-day age,and decreased the ratio of feed to gain at 1~42-day age(P<0.05).2)All dietary fiber groups increased serum albumin level(P<0.05),and compared to the control,both 3.0%and 6.0%dietary fiber groups increased serum triglyceride and total protein levels at 21-day age,which were decreased at 42-day age(P<0.05).3)The 4.5%dietary fiber group increased spleen index at 21-day age(P<0.05)com-pared with the other groups,and 6.0%dietary fiber group decreased bursa of fabricius index at 42-day age(P<0.05)compared with the control and the 4.5%dietary fiber group.4)The 3.0%dietary fiber group de-creased the ratio of villus height to crypt depth in ileum at 21-day age and crypt depth in duodenum at 42-day age(P<0.05),and increased the duodenum ratio of villus height to crypt depth at 42-day age(P<0.05);the 6.0%dietary fiber group increased jejunum villus height at 21-day age and 42-day age,and ileum villus height at 21-day age(P<0.05);the 4.5%dietary fiber group decreased jejunum crypt depth at 21-day age.In con-clusion,dietary supplemented with 6.0%dietary fiber could improve production performance,reduce serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels,and promote small intestine development of broilers.
关键词
肉鸡/纤维水平/生长性能/血清生化/免疫器官/肠道发育
Key words
Broilers/Fiber level/Growth performance/Serum biochemistry/Immune organs/Intestinal development