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www.benisonmedia.com ARTICLE Think Grain Think Feed - Volume 11 | Issue 9 | July 2025

Fig. 1: Effect of dietary supplementation with different fractions of FWP on body weight gain of broiler chickens.
Values with different superscripts differ significantly (p<0.05), Mean±SD, n=4.

FWP (T4) recorded the Highest feed consumption due to changes in
highest body weight gain of for all dietary groups palatability; the fermentation
1441.42±7.87 g, indicating occurred between the 3rd of cheese whey with L.
that the T4 diet group and 6th weeks as shown in fermentum (M4) reduced
promoted faster muscle Fig. 2, coinciding with the undesirable lactose,
growth and improved gut chicks' increased energy producing lactic acid and
development. Feed demands for growth. The aromatic compounds, thus
consumption peaked across control group (T1) exhibited enhancing the flavor and
all dietary groups between the highest feed carbohydrate solubility of the
the 3rd and 6th weeks, consumption, while the FWP.
consistent with the chicks' group fed with >10 kDa FWP Overall, FWP-containing
increased energy needs (T4) consumed the least. This diets led to elevated body
during development. difference in intake is likely weight gain despite reduced

Fig. 2: Effect of dietary supplementation with different fractions of FWP on feed intake of broiler chickens. Values
with different superscripts differ significantly (p<0.05), Mean±SD, n=4.

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