Poultry Feed formulation
Poultry feed formulation defined as a process by which poultry feed became manufactured according to structural calculating feed nutrients as per specific requirements. feed nutrients are involved crude protein, fiber, fats, vitamins, and minerals. After calculating feed nutrients, it is produced by the machinery operation and handmade operation.
It is also consisting of unique standardization, which also world-wide accepting guidance, that completed the physical demand of birds along with maintaining proper health & fill-up nutritional requirements broadly it is called poultry feed formulation.
Standard requirements
It is a simplistic term that is defined as every ingredient, which used in poultry feed formulation, is conveying standard amount, which is denoting by percentage (%) during feed processing, which is also calculating either by using the software, that most popular now-a-day throughout the world.
or paper-based counting, which is considering sometimes inaccurate, but is mostly used in the field by a nutritionist.
for instance, Maize is the most common poultry feed ingredient, which seemed to be used in poultry feed at the range of 60-70%.
Feed formulation For laying Bird
| Ingredients | Starters (0-8 weeks) % | Growers (9-20 Weeks % | Layers From 21 Weeks % |
| Maize | 50-65 | 50-60 | 50-60 |
| Soybean Meal | 15-20 | 15-20 | 15-20 |
| Wheat Bran | 10 | 18-20 | 16-20 |
| Rice Polish | 5-10 | 5-10 | 5-10 |
| Fishmeal | 5-10 | 5-7 | 5-7 |
| groundnut extract | 10-14 | 9-10 | 15-20 |
| Mustard cake | 5-10 | 5-10 | 5-10 |
| Boken Rice | 10-20 | 5-10 | 5-10 |
| Bone meal | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Limestone | 1-2 | 2-3 | 5-10 |
| Salt | .3-.5 | 0.3-0.5 | 0,3-0.5 |
Feed formulation For broilers
| Ingredients | Starters (0-5 Weeks )% | Finishers (6-8 weeks)% |
| Maize | 45-50 | 45-55 |
| Rice Police | 5-10 | 10-20 |
| Fishmeal | 10-15 | 10-15 |
| Groundnut Cake | 25-30 | 16-20 |
| Bone meal | 0.7-0,75 | 0.6-0.7 |
| Salt | 0.4-0.5 | 0.4-0.5 |
| Vitamins & Minerals | 0,1-0,2 | 0.1-0.2 |
See Also
Broiler bird | Requirements & Management
Pullet disease In layer Chicken
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