The feeding program for broiler breeders is designed to support optimal reproductive performance, egg quality, and overall health throughout the breeding cycle. Here’s a general overview of a feeding program for broiler breeders: 1. Rearing Phase: Starter Feed: Provide a high-quality starter feed with balanced nutrition to support chick growth, development, and early skeletal formation…

In mixed feed for poultry, ensuring stability, availability, and appropriate levels of essential nutrients is crucial for supporting optimal growth, health, and performance. Here’s a breakdown of key considerations and potential factors that may impact nutrient stability and availability, as well as potential antagonists, antimetabolites, and goitrogens in poultry feed: 1. Stability and Availability of…

Quality control for feed raw materials is essential to ensure the safety, consistency, and nutritional value of the final feed product. Here are key steps and considerations for implementing quality control measures for feed raw materials: 1. Supplier Selection and Approval: Quality Assurance Program: Work with reputable suppliers who adhere to quality assurance programs and…

Method of Hay Making 8.7.1 Selection and Harvesting if Crops for Hay Making Preparation of hay by sun curing depends on the type of crop available and the climatic conditions. This stemmed crops like maize and jowar are not suitable for hay making as it will take longer time for the stems to dry. Thin…

Aims of Fodder Conservation – Advantages and Disadvantages With the availability of high fodder-yielding varieties of season bound and perennial fodder crops, there is glut of fodder during the peak periods of growth and scancity during other periods. The best way to regulate the supply of palatable and nutritive fodder during the lean periods of…

Principle Acid detergent fiber is determined as the residue remaining after adding an acidified solution. It is the NDF without the hemicelluloses. Cell soluble, hemicelluloses and soluble minerals dissolve. Cetyl trimethyl-ammonium bromide (CTAB) separates proteins from the remaining cellulose and lignin, and minerals (ash). The acid detergents solution recovers cellulose and lignin. ADF determination is…