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FORMULATING FEED FOR YOUR ANIMALS


It has been said over time that feeding alone accounts for close to or a little over 60% of animal production, whether ruminants or non-ruminants

The act of making the animals have access to the feed is called  FEEDING.

Today, there are many ready made feeds available, some companies are at the top of this ladder, companies like Top Feeds and the rest.

Some private feedmills do produce their own feed for commercial Purposes, and reports show that their feeds are quite okay.

Today, we will be discussing how to formulate feed for poultry and pigs.

To adequately formulate feed for your animals, the following should be put into consideration.

- Age of the animal

- Nutritional needs of the animal.

- Availability of the raw materials

- Cost and quality of the raw material.

Poultry feed is divided into

Chick mash should contain 20-24% crude protein and 2800-2900kcal of energy

Starter feed 20-24% crude protein and 2900-3100kcal of energy

Growers feed should have Protein content of about 16-17%, energy about 2500-2700Kcal

Layers feed should have protein content of about 18%, energy between 2700-2800Kcal.

Finisher feed should have protein content of about 18% and energy about 3100Kcal

Pig feed is divided into

Creep feed should contain 20-24% crude protein and energy content of between 2900-3100kcal

Starter feed should contain 18-21% crude protein and energy of about  2650-2850Kcal 

Growers feed should contain 14-16% crude protein and energy of about 2500-2600Kcal 

Finisher feed should contain15-18% crude protein and  energy of about 2600-2800Kcal 

N.B

Pigs need far more fibre than poultry, this should be put into consideration when making their feed.

        Basic calculations in animal feed formulation

Consider the pig growers formular below to make 1000kg of feed tonne)

Maize         150kg                                           Methionine      1kg

Groundnut cake 60kg                                          Salt                  3kg

Brewers Dried Grain 140kg                                  Lysine         2kg

Palm kernel cake 400kg                                  Limestone 24kg

Rice bran         220kg                                 Vitamin premix 1kg

The ingredients that supply energy and protein to the feed include: Maize, Brewers Dried Grain, Groundnut cake, Rice bran, Palm kernel cake.

Their contents: Maize, energy:3400kcal, protein, 8-10% (9% as average)

Brewers dried grain, energy 1980kcal, protein,18%

Groundnut cake, energy 2640kcal, protein 45%

Rice bran, energy, 3400kcal, protein, 12%

Palm kernel cake, energy, 2175kcal, protein, 18%

The above are their standard nutritional values agreed upon.

CALCULATIONS FOR ENERGY

Maize: has an energy value of 3400kcal and the content in the feed is 150kg out of 1000kg. So we have: 150kg/1000kg x 3400= 510kcal, maize supplies 510kcal of energy to the feed.

Brewers Dried Grain: has an energy value of 1980kcal and the content in the feed is 140kg out of 1000kg. So we have 140kg/1000kg x 1980= 277.2kcal. BDG supplies 277.2kcal of energy to the feed.

Groundnut Cake: has an energy value of 2640kcal and the content in the feed is 60kg out of 1000kg. So we have: 60kg/1000kg x 2640= 158.4kcal. GNC supplies 158.4kcal  of energy to the feed.

Rice bran:  has an energy value of 3400kcal and the content in the feed is 220kg out of 1000kg.So we have: 220kg/1000kg x 3400= 748kcal. Rice bran supplies 748kcal  of energy to the feed.

Palm kernel cake: has an energy value of 2175kcal and the content in the feed is 400kg out of 1000kg. So we have: 400kg/1000kg x 2175= 870kcal. PKC supplies 870kcal  of energy to the feed. 

Adding all the energy supplied together, we have: 510+277.2+158.4+748+870= 2563.6kcal of energy.                                        

                            PROTEIN CONTENT

Maize: has a protein value of 9% and the content in the feed is 150kg out of 1000kg. So we have: 150kg/1000kg x 9= 1.35, maize supplies 1.35% of protein to the feed.

Brewers Dried Grain: has a protein value of 18% and the content in the feed is 140kg out of 1000kg. So we have: 140kg/1000kg x 18= 2.52, BDG supplies 2.52% of protein to the feed.

Groundnut Cake: has a protein value of 45% and the content in the feed is 60kg out of 1000kg. So we have: 60kg/1000kg x 45= 2.7% GNC supplies 2.7% of protein to the feed.

Rice bran: has a protein value of 12% and the content in the feed is 220kg out of 1000kg. So we have: 220kg/1000kg x 12= 2.64, Rice bran supplies 2.64% of protein to the feed.

Palm kernel cake: has a protein value of 18% and the content in the feed is 400kg out of 1000kg. So we have: 400kg/1000kg x 18= 7.2%, PKC supplies 7.2% of protein to the feed.

Adding all the protein supplied together, we have: 1.35+2.52+2.7+2.64+7.2= 16.41% the feed will contain, 2563.6kcal of energy and 16.41% of protein.

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