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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…

Metabolic antagonisms and incompatibilities can occur in mixed feed for poultry when certain nutrients or feed ingredients interact negatively, impairing nutrient absorption, utilization, or metabolic processes. Here are some examples of metabolic antagonisms and incompatibilities in mixed feed for poultry: 1. Calcium-Phosphorus Ratio: Antagonism: An imbalance in the calcium-phosphorus ratio can lead to reduced absorption…

Principle Insoluble fiber in feed is determined as neutral detergent fiber (NDF). Neutral detergent solution recovers its main components cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin. Procedure • Weigh oven-dry glass crucible (Wt) • Add 0.5–1 g sample (Ws) in 600 ml Berzelius beaker • Add 100 ml of neutral detergent solution and 0.5 g sodium sulfite (Na2SO3)…