“…The performance and production costs of two commercial broiler strains after feed restriction or feeding with dried chick excreta were reported by Attia et al 63 In starter and grower periods, chickens were fed ad libitum (controls); 2 weeksrestriction to 50% of control feed intake between I and 3 weeks old (FR); or given dried chicken excreta (OX) in place of 20% of the finishing diet during 5 and 6 weeks of age. It was concluded that incorporating OX in finisher diets was economically feasible, whereas 50% FR was not.…”