“…Newly hatchlings are less efficient in utilizing nutrients, and diets containing easily digestible nutrients can be beneficial for them (Pretorius, 2011). Inclusion of highly digestible raw materials in the pre-starter diets, such as soy protein, glucose-based products and simple sugars, was shown to have positive impacts on the production performance of broiler chickens (Batal and Parsons, 2004;Longo et al, 2005). Recently, Sarlak et al (2016) observed that feeding a maize-soybean meal (2850 kcal/kg ME and 22.73% CP) as a starter diet for newly hatched chicks has a beneficial effect on their performance, immune status and morphological development of the intestine.…”