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Synopsis
In the first experiment chicks were given pelleted diets containing 0, 10, 25 or 50% maize germ meal from 1 day of age for 4 weeks; from 4 to 8 weeks of age the birds were given a common finisher diet. In the second experiment the maize germ meal was used in broiler finisher diets at levels of 0, 10, 20 or 30%. In the third experiment, the maize germ was incorporated in diets for the entire 8‐week period. It involved three levels of the maize germ (0, 10 or 20%) in the diets given during the rearing period and four levels (0, 10, 20 or 30 %) in the diets given from 4 to 8 weeks, the experiment having a 3 x 4 factorial design.
It is concluded that maize germ meal can successfully be included in broiler diets at levels up to 20% during the first 4 weeks and up to 30 % during the second 4 weeks.