DF Source

Inclusion Level

Species

Age and Duration

Effect

Diet Type

Ref.

Wheat Fiber

0. 0.5%, 1%, 1.5%

quail

Day 1 & days 28

1.5% inclusion (+) body wt & feed efficiency by 5%

Corn-Soybean based

[44]

Inulin

0.5%, 1%

broiler

Day 1 & 42 days

1% inclusion (+) body wt gain (25 - 42 d) by 8%

Corn-Soybean based

[104]

Pectin and sugar beet pulp

1.5% and 3%

broiler

Day 1 & 6 - 27 days

3% inclusion level (−) body wt gain and feed efficiency by 28%

Corn-isolated soy protein based

[43]

Soyhull and cellulose

CF 2% - 8%

broiler

Day 1 & 20 days

(+) feed efficiency by 8% compared to cellulose

Corn-Soybean meal based

[105]

Sugar beet pulp

3%

broiler

Day 1 & 42 days

(−) feed efficiency by 9%

Corn-Soybean meal based

[106]

Oat hulls, sugar beet pulp

3%

broiler

Day 1 & 21 days

Oat hull (+) daily average body wt by 7.6%

Broken Rice-Soy protein concentrate based

[85]

Sunflower meal and soyhull

CF 3%, 6%, 9%

turkey

Day 1 & 98 days

6% CF level (+) body wt by 2.5%, however, 9% CF level (−) feed efficiency by 3.8%

-

[108]

Oat hull

4%, 10%

broiler

Day 7 & 14 days

10% oat hull (−) feed efficiency by 6%

Wheat or naked oat based & mash diet with or without Oat hull

[112]

Wood shaving

6%

broiler

Day 1 & 21 days

(+) feed efficiency by 4.7%

Wheat based

[31]

Oat hulls

10%

broiler

Day 11 & 22 days

(+) feed efficiency by 3%

Wheat based

[113]

Oat hulls and barley hull (fine/coarse)

15%

broiler

Day 1 & 17 - 32 days

Fine hulls (−) feed efficiency by 4.7%, and coarse hull (+) body wt gain by 2%

Corn-Wheat-Soybean based

[31]