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adequate treatment and replicates either by the feed mill(s) of byrelevant institutions within Bhutan would be extremely useful.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTKarma Nidup & Pema WangchukWe would like thank the following organizations:o Wangchutaba broiler farm for providing broiler day old chicksand ex-country feedo Karma Feed, P/Ling, for supplying Karma feedo SPALfor analyzing nutrient content of the feedsWe would also like to thank members of the Faculty of AnimalHusbandry, College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan,for supporting this project and their invaluable comments on draftarticle.REFERENCESAcamovic, T. (2002). Nutrient requirements and standards for poultry.In Review Of Nutritional Standards For Livestock. Avian ScienceResearch Centre. UK.Bilgili, S.F. (1988). Research Note: effect of feed and waterwithdrawal on shear strength of broiler gastrointestinal tract. PoultryScience. 67: 846-847Bilgili, S.F. (2002). Slaughter quality as influenced by feed withdrawal.World's Poultry Science Journal. 58 (2): 123-130Biligili, S. F. & Hess, J. B. (1995). Placement density influences broilercarcass grade and meat yields. Journal of Applied Poultry Research.4:384-389.Cheeke, R.P. (1999). Applied animal nutrition: feeds and feeding.Second edition. New Jersey: Prentice HallCoon, C.N. (2001). Broiler nutrition. In Commercial chicken meat andegg production. Fifth edition, pp 243-266 (D.D.Bell; Jr. W. D. Weaver).USA: KluwerAcademic Publishers.22