Abstract
Abstract Wild and domestic oat groats were initially incorporated into starter rations for broiler chicks at 0, 20.5, 41.1, and 61.6% replacement of wheat, soybean, and fish meal. In a subsequent experiment, wild oat groats were fed at 0, 10.0, 20.0, and 30.0% replacement of wheat and soybean meal in starter and grower-finisher rations for broiler chicks. Wild oat groats had no adverse effects on feed efficiency, body, liver, and kidney weights, or on carcass quality up to the 41.1% level, but 61.6% of wild oat groats in the ration caused a significant growth depression in chicks. However, diets containing wild oat flour, and wild oat bran in particular, at the 43.3% replacement level resulted in lower live weights and feed efficiency. It appeared that at least 30% wild oat groats could be incorporated safely into high energy broiler diets and, at this level, a substantial reduction in feed costs was observed.
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