Inclusion level

Species

Age and Duration

Effect

Diet type

Ref.

Ligno-Cellulose

0.25%, 0.5%, 1%

broiler

Day 21 & day 42

Apparent ileal fat digestibility and total tract digestibility of total fatty acid not affected by 0.25% and 0.5% but (+) apparent fat digestibility by 1%

Corn-Soybean meal based

[109]

Ligno-Cellulose

0.8%

roaster

55 wks and 57 wks onwards

(+) true digestibility of protein by 6%

Corn-Soybean meal based

[65]

Ligno-Cellulose

0.8%

broiler

Day 1 & upto marketable age

(+) apparent and true dietary amino acid digestibility, (+) apparent protein digestibility by 5.5%

Corn-Soybean meal based

[66]

Ligno-Cellulose

1%, 2%

broiler

Day 1 & 35 days

No effect on protein and gross energy digestibility

Corn-Soybean meal based

[33]

Ligno-Cellulose

1%, 2%

broiler

Day 8 & 21 days

No effect on protein and gross energy digestibility

Wheat based diet

[48]

Citrus pulp pectin

1%, 3%, 5%

broiler

Day 1 & 31 days

(+) apparent metabolizable energy with pectin, (−) nutrient digestibility

Corn-Soybean meal based

[16]

Soyhull and cellulose

CF 2-8%

broiler

Day 1 & 20 days

Amino acid digestibility (+) by soyhull

Corn-Soybean meal based

[105]

Oat hull

3%

broiler

Day 1 & day 21

(+) total apparent retention of dry matter, organic matter, ether extract, nitrogen

Broken Rice-Soybean concentrate based

[85]

Oat hull

3%

broiler

Day 1 & day 21

(+) total tract apparent digestibility of dry matter, ether extract, nitrogen

Corn or Rice and Soy protein concentrate based

[110]

Cellulose

CF 3%, 8%

broiler

Day 1 & 21 days

(+) valine and arginine digestibility

Corn-Wheat-Soybean meal based

[111]

Oat hull

4%, 10%

broiler

Day 7 & day 14 days

Starch digestibility (+) and apparent metabolizable energy (−) by 10 %

Wheat based diet

[112]

Ligno-Cellulose

5%, 10%

broiler

Day 1 & day 23

(−) apparent ileal digestibility of CP, (−) apparent excreta digestibility of organic matter and gross energy

Wheat-Soybean meal- Corn based

[50]

Cellulose

6%

broiler

Day 1 & 21 days

(+) starch digestibility

Wheat based diet

[47]

Oat hull

10%

broiler

Day 11 & days 22

(+) starch digestibility

Wheat based diet

[113]

Oat and barley hull

15%

broiler

Day 1 & days 18 - 32

(+) starch digestibility, (−) apparent metabolizable energy

Corn-Wheat-Soybean meal based

[31]