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This experiment was conducted to examine the effects of dietary fiber level on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, immune function and intestinal morphology of broilers from day 22 to 42. A total of 480 one-day-old Arbor Acres broilers with half male and half female were randomly allocated into four groups, with eight replicates in each group and fifteen chickens in each replicate. The experimental period was 42 days. All broilers were fed a basal diet from 1 to 21 days. During the 22\u201342 day period, the four experimental groups were fed diets with soybean hulls as the fiber source, and crude fiber (CF) levels were 2%, 5%, 8% and 11%, respectively. The results showed that during the 29\u201342 day period, the average daily feed intake (ADFI) of broilers was higher in the 5% CF and 8% CF groups (p &lt; 0.05), and during the 29\u201335 day period, the average daily gain (ADG) of broilers was higher and the ratio of feed and gain (F\/G) of broilers was lower in the 5% CF and 8% CF groups (p &lt; 0.05). The digestibility of crude protein (CP), ether extract (EE), CF, acid detergent fiber (ADF) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) was higher in broilers of the 8% CF group (p &lt; 0.05). The immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) content of the plasma of broilers was higher in the 8% CF group (p &lt; 0.05). The villus height (VH) of the duodenum, jejunum and ileum of broilers was higher, and the crypt depth (CD) was lower in the 8% CF group than that in the 2% CF group (p &lt; 0.05). The ratio of VH and CD (V\/C) of the duodenum and jejunum of broilers in the 8% CF group was higher than that in the 2% CF group (p &lt; 0.05). The quadratic regression analysis showed that the optimum dietary CF level was 7\u20139%. 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