Blood meal is a byproduct of the slaughterhouse, gotten from slaughtering animals for human consumption. Bloodmeal is made by collecting fresh blood from the slaughterhouse, the blood is dried, sterilized, and processed into a fine powder to reduce the particle size and ease transportation and storage. Today, blood meal is a major feed ingredient used … Read more
You probably have heard about different types of chicken feed; say starter feed, grower feed, and finisher feed. Have you wondered why these chicken feeds are specific in action; I mean why you can’t feed day-old chicks grower or finisher at the initial stage of growth? Well, you are just the best resource as this … Read more
Technology has played a prominent role in the development of different industries; agriculture is not left out. With rising feed costs and the need to optimize animal performance, using specialized software has become an indispensable tool for nutritionists and feed manufacturers. Feed formulation software allow users to enter the nutritional composition of available ingredients, specify … Read more
What nutrients do animals need? For healthy growth and productive performance, animals need some certain nutrients; these nutrients are divided into six major classes: water, protein, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, and vitamins. Nutrients can be obtained from any of these classes. Common sources of nutrients for agricultural animals include Roughages and Concentrates. Roughages are low in … Read more
Sweet potatoes are a starchy, sweet-tasting root vegetable grown in tropical and warm temperate regions around the world today. Aside from serving as a prominent food for humans, different animal species eat sweet potatoes raw, cooked, or fried depending on their preference. Sweet potato is highly nutritious and can serve as feed ingredients, treats, whole, … Read more
Poultry feed is a major input in poultry production. As it is known, poultry feed accounts for not less than 75 percent of the total cost of poultry production. Commercial poultry feeds given to poultry birds comes in different types and forms; we have the layer mash, grower mash or pellets, and finisher mash; the … Read more
Looking for a way to greatly improve the cost-effectiveness of feeding your livestock? Then consider the use of feather meal in your animal feed. This article provides all you need to know about feather meal, its benefits, and how best it can be used in livestock feed Feather meal is the most important chicken byproduct … Read more
It is an established fact that feeding in livestock production takes the lion’s share of the total cost of production. Feeding ruminant animals, cattle, goats, and sheep, does not really comply with this fact. Because ruminant animals can thrive well on pasture crops greatly reduce their cost of feeding. The secret behind the profitability of … Read more
Salt as an essential commodity, not only to humans but animals and other living things. In animal nutrition, aside from catering for the 6 classes of nutrients required by livestock using different animal feed ingredients, salt in animal feed is needed to achieve a balanced nutrient profile. Animal feed supplements are substances added to animal … Read more
Feeding is very important in livestock production; there is a direct relationship between feeding and performance of the animal. The nutritional requirements of livestock vary with several factors; however, the most prominent factor is the digestion and digestive system of different types of livestock. There are different types of livestock; cattle, goat, and sheep have … Read more