Benefits of coarse particles on broiler gizzards

Diets with large particle size benefit the performance of broilers. The particles promote gizzard development and activity, and, consequently, feed is retained longer in the gizzard and its particles are more uniform when they pass to the small intestine, favouring their digestion. By Antônio Mário Penz Junior and Daniel Gonçalves Bruno, Cargill Animal Nutrition. In poultry, the narrow opening of the pylorus prevents the passage of large particles to the small intestine from the gizzard,