Yi Xu

Works (4)

Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:41

2017 journal article

Effects of dietary coarsely ground corn and 3 bedding floor types on broiler live performance, litter characteristics, gizzard and proventriculus weight, and nutrient digestibility

Poultry Science, 96(7), 2110–2119.

By: Y. Xu n, Y. Lin n, C. Stark n, P. Ferket n , C. Williams n & J. Brake n

author keywords: broilers; corn particle size; live performance; gizzard; apparent ileal digestibility
MeSH headings : Animal Husbandry / methods; Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Animals; Chickens / growth & development; Chickens / physiology; Diet / veterinary; Digestion; Floors and Floorcoverings / methods; Gizzard, Avian / drug effects; Gizzard, Avian / growth & development; Housing, Animal; Male; Organ Size; Proventriculus / drug effects; Proventriculus / growth & development; Random Allocation; Zea mays / chemistry
TL;DR: Broilers fed pelleted and screened diets containing 50% CC exhibited improved live performance and reduced litter moisture while use of new pine wood shavings litter resulted in a somewhat similar effect, which indicated that consumption of NEW litter also facilitated gastric development and function. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Effects of dietary coarsely ground corn and litter type on broiler live performance, litter characteristics, gastrointestinal tract development, apparent ileal digestibility of energy and nitrogen, and intestinal morphology

Poultry Science, 94(3), 353–361.

By: Y. Xu n, C. Stark n, P. Ferket n , C. Williams n, S. Auttawong n & J. Brake n

author keywords: broilers; corn particle size; live performance; gizzard; apparent ileal digestibility
MeSH headings : Animal Feed / analysis; Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Animals; Chickens / anatomy & histology; Chickens / growth & development; Chickens / physiology; Diet / veterinary; Digestion; Energy Metabolism; Floors and Floorcoverings / methods; Gastrointestinal Tract / anatomy & histology; Gastrointestinal Tract / growth & development; Gastrointestinal Tract / physiology; Housing, Animal; Ileum / physiology; Male; Nitrogen / metabolism; Random Allocation; Zea mays / chemistry
TL;DR: This study showed that birds fed pelleted and screened diets containing 50% CC exhibited improved BW, FCR, and AID of energy and N, in conjunction with altered morphology of the GIT and intestinal mucosa. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Effects of feed form and dietary coarse ground corn on broiler live performance, body weight uniformity, relative gizzard weight, excreta nitrogen, and particle size preference behaviors

Poultry Science, 94(7), 1549–1556.

By: Y. Xu n, C. Stark n, P. Ferket n , C. Williams n & J. Brake n

author keywords: corn particle size; mash; crumbled diet; gizzard; selective feeding behavior
MeSH headings : Animal Feed / analysis; Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Animals; Chickens / growth & development; Chickens / physiology; Diet / veterinary; Feces / chemistry; Feeding Behavior; Gizzard, Avian / drug effects; Gizzard, Avian / growth & development; Male; Nitrogen / metabolism; Organ Size / drug effects; Particle Size; Random Allocation; Weight Gain / drug effects; Zea mays / chemistry
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that pelleting and crumbling reduced the impact of CC, produced a more consistent feed intake, and reduced selective feeding, and that CC stimulated gizzard weight in a linear manner in mash diets. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Evaluation of litter type and dietary coarse ground corn inclusion on broiler live performance, gastrointestinal tract development, and litter characteristics

Poultry Science, 94(3), 362–370.

By: Y. Xu n, C. Stark n, P. Ferket n , C. Williams n, B. Nusairat n & J. Brake n

author keywords: broilers; corn particle size; live performance; gizzard; litter condition
MeSH headings : Animal Feed / analysis; Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Animals; Chickens / growth & development; Chickens / physiology; Diet / veterinary; Digestion; Female; Floors and Floorcoverings / methods; Floors and Floorcoverings / standards; Gizzard, Avian / physiology; Housing, Animal / standards; Male; Proventriculus / physiology; Random Allocation; Zea mays / chemistry
TL;DR: In conclusion, 50% CC inclusion initially produced negative effects on live performance that became positive as BW increased, and the effects of CC became evident at an earlier age for males. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

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