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THE relative merits of feed for broilers given in pellet, granule (re-ground pellets) or mash form is of current interest. Heywang and Morgan (1944) found that the average live weight of twelve week old cockerels receiving pellets from one day of age was significantly greater than that of those receiving mash. The pelleted form of feed produced more efficient gains than the “mash” form in these experiments. Hoffmann and Poitivent (1947) in one trial stated that it appears that pellets may have certain definite advantages over the conventional all-mash diets for growing out broilers from six weeks to market age. They found that birds fed pellets had a better efficiency of feed utilization and gained more during the test period than mash fed birds. Briggs (1949) in a personal communication, stated, “Wherever birds have had their choice they prefer to eat pellets or granules over mash.” When these three types . . .
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