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WORLDS POULTRY SCIENCE JOURNAL
Volume 67, Issue 2, Pages 207-223Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1017/S0043933911000249
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gizzard; cereal particle size; fibre coarseness; nutritional value
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The gizzard has a number of important functions, such as aiding digestion by particle size reduction, chemical degradation of nutrients and regulation of feed flow, and responds rapidly to changes in the coarseness of the diet. This review summarises findings on the function of the gizzard, the interaction between diet and gizzard function, and the nutritional consequences of these interactions. Due to the reported improvements in nutrient availability when structural components which stimulate gizzard development has been added to the diet, it may be recommended to include at least 20 to 30% cereal particles larger than 1 mm in size, or to include at least 3% coarse fibres such as oat hulls, in the diet.
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