Broiler production is one of the most profitable businesses in poultry industry. However, it can be so frustrating if after 10 weeks, your broilers are weighing far below 2kg.
In past years, broilers are raised to attain market weight at 12 weeks of age. But recently, things have turned around. Due to improved breeding, feeding and medication, broilers can be raised to attain market weight at about 6 weeks.
Here, I will discuss briefly on feeding programme.
For good broiler production, a high quality feed must be considered. A pre-starter feed will help hasten the growth rate and should be fed with this feed from day 1 to 12. This feed can be fed continuously for 28 days but considering the cost of production, it is not advisable.
Below is a sample of a pre-starter feed formula containing 23% CP (minimum) and 3000 ME kcal/kg (minimum).
√ Maize - 60.3
√ Wheat offal - 2.5
√ Soya bean meal - 25.5
√ Groundnut Cake - 9.08
√ Fish meal - 0.525
√ Dicalcium Phosphate - 0.5
√ Limestone - 0.8
√ Premix - 0.25
√ Methionine - 0.15
√ Lysine - 0.1
√ Salt - 0.2
√ Toxin Binder - 0.1
√ Enzyme - 0.1
All values are represented in percentage.
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