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The ProGress prestarter diet has been developed and designed through years of intensive researchwith
the aim to produce feed for young chicks that helps development, copes with limited digestive capacity,
and improves the immune systemof young birds. All these factors have been included in the ProGress
concept to protect birds optimally, to improve chick welfare and to improve broiler performance.
To show the effect of ProGress on immunity, birds were purposely infectedwith coccidiosis (E. acervulina)
at day 7 and alsowith Clostridiumat days 14,15 and 16. The results showed a clear positive effect on feed
intake andweight gainwhen ProGress had been fed during the frst days post-hatch (Table 1).
Conclusions
Final broiler weights increase considerably when Progress prestarter diet is fedwhile feed conversions
improve as well. This leads to an immediate economical beneft. Furthermore, the uniformity of focks
has shown to improve andmortality was often reduced. The combined effects result in positive
cost-beneft ratios for your farm.
The success of broiler rearing depends onmany different factors. All factors will have their impact
on production. However, our research and the performance of millions of broilers worldwide show
that ProGress gives your broilers the best start possible. It is only when creating optimal dietary
circumstances during early development that your broilers will reach their optimal performance.
Please contact your local Provimi representative to see how you can implement ProGress successfully!
Table 1. Results from an infection trial. + or – indicates whether chicks received treatment (+)
or not (-). Improved performance of chicks (Ross 308) was observed when ProGress
prestarter was fed compared to a pelleted control diet when chicks were infected
with Coccidiosis (E acervulina) on day 7 and Clostridium on days 15 16 and 17.
Chicks showed no reduced growth as a result of infection when ProGress was fed.
abc
Different letters denote signifcant differences within a column.
Coccidiosis
-
-
+
+
Clostridium
-
-
+
+
ProGress
-
+
-
+
Daily feed
intake (g)
89.7
b
92.9
c
84.8
a
91.3
bc
Body
Weight (g)
2040
b
2094
b
1949
a
2059
b
FCR
1.57
ab
1.58
b
1.56
a
1.58
b
FCRCorrected
(1949g)
1.53
ab
1.52
a
1.56
c
1.54
b