Effect of early and Late Feed Restriction on Compensantory Ability of Broilers

An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of early versus late feed restriction on growth characteristics of broilers. Treatments used were full feed control and 55% quantitative feed restriction which was initiated between 7 and 21 days and between 21 and 35 days. The quantitative feed restriction was based on the previous 24 hour voluntary feed intake values of full-feed control birds. Complete compensatory growth was not accomplished by the feed restricted birds relative to the full feed controls at day 49. Full-feed control birds had significantly (