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Nutrition & Metabolism

Effect of crude protein concentration and dietary electrolyte balance on litter quality, foot pad dermatitis, growth performance and processing yields in two medium heavy turkey hybrids

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Pages 557-568 | Received 16 Feb 2017, Accepted 18 May 2017, Published online: 14 Aug 2017

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Table 1. Experimental treatments with description of intended crude protein concentration and dietary electrolyte balance per feeding phase provided to two turkey hybrids.

Table 2. Composition of experimental diets in period 0–4 weeks.

Table 3. Composition of experimental diets in period 4–8 weeks and 8–12 weeks.

Table 4. Composition of experimental diets in period 12–16 weeks and 16 weeks to slaughter date.

Table 5. Description of the visual litter scores for friability and wetness.

Table 6. Visual scores of friability and wetness of litter at different ages.

Table 7. Litter moisture of litter at different ages.

Table 8. Foot pad dermatitis score at different ages according to the method described by Hocking et al. (Citation2008).c

Table 9. Growth performance in the period from 0 to 28 d of age.

Table 10. Growth performance in the period from 28 to 134 d of age.

Table 11. Processing yields of turkeys at different dietary treatments at 134 d of age in the slaughter plant.