EFFECT OF SOYBEAN HULLS AND ENZYMES SUPPLEMENTATION ON DIGESTIVE TRACT LENGTHS AND CECUM MICROBIOLOGY OF BROILER CHICKS

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Poult. Prod. Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., Egypt.

10.21608/ejnf.2025.469083

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This study aimed to determine the effects of feeding different dietary levels of soybean hulls (SH) as a source of fiber in broiler diets on length of the digestive tract and cecum microbiology. A total of 210 one-day old chicks of the Indian River strain were randomly assigned to seven dietary treatments (7 treatments x 3 replicate groups x 10 chicks in each group). The experimental treatments were birds fed SH at levels 1.5, 3, and 4.5% without and with enzymes (T1-6), and a control group without any supplement. The main results obtained can be summarized as follows: Noticeable effect in the lengths of digestive gut parts (cm), Using SH in broiler diets increased the total count of bacteria and lactic acid bacteria and decrease in the count of coliforms.

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