1. Basic ingredients for chicken feed
The basic ingredients for making chicken feed include the following:
1.1 Main energy ingredients
The main energy ingredients are the important source of energy provided in the feed, and the common ones are corn, wheat and rice. These cereal energy ingredients are rich in starch and protein and can provide chickens with the required energy.
1.2 Protein raw materials
Protein is an important nutrient necessary for the growth and development of chickens, common protein raw materials are soybean meal, fish meal, meat and bone meal. These protein materials are rich in amino acids, can provide a variety of essential amino acids required by the chicken body.
1.3 Minerals and vitamins
Minerals and vitamins are essential trace elements for the growth and health of chickens, commonly found in phosphate, calcium carbonate, vitamin A, vitamin D and so on. These minerals and vitamins ingredients can promote the chicken’s bone development and immunity.
2. Specialty Chicken Feed Formulas
The following is a commonly used specialized chicken feed formulation:
2.1 Basic formula
The basic formula is the basic proportion of various ingredients in chicken feed, and the common basic formula is:
- Corn: 40%
- Soybean meal: 20 percent
- Fish meal: 10%
- Phosphate: 2%
- Calcium carbonate: 3 percent
- Vitamins and minerals premix: 1 percent
- Other additives: appropriate amount
2.2 Special formulas
According to the needs of chickens at different stages, certain adjustments can be made to the basic formula. For example:
- Feed formula for broiler growing period: increase the content of protein raw materials, such as fish meal can be increased to 15%.
- Feed formulation for mature chickens: increase the content of vitamins and minerals, such as the proportion of vitamin and mineral premix can be increased to 2%.
Post time: Dec-10-2023
