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The performance of broiler chickens as measured by feed consumption, feed conversion efficiency, body weight gain, and other traits was studied in an experiment in which three groups of chickens received 85, 70, and 55%, respectively, of the amount of water supplied to a control group which had water ad libitum to 8 weeks of age. Each level of water restriction caused a significant depression in feed consumption and body weight gain. As feed consumption appears to be a function of water availability, differences in feed conversion efficiency were not statistically significant (P>.05). Treatments did not have adverse effects on mortality. |
