CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Recent work by a research group in Poland indicates that turkey diets supplemented with moderate levels of wheat, either ground and pelleted or as whole grain, enhanced the bird's gastrointestinal function, which helps to improve feed conversion. The researchers also observed additional benefits attributable to wheat supplementation including an increase in gizzard weight and a significant reduction in gizzard pH.
The group authored an article summarizing its findings, "Gastrointestinal morphology and function in turkeys fed diets diluted with whole grain wheat," which appears in a recent issue of Poultry Science, a journal published by the Poultry Science. . .
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