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    Secret feed formulation strategies
    Strategies to consider First, always mind the age of the birds during feed formulation this is because birds at different ages require different feed nutrition compositions so as to get the required outcome. Also, consider the activity of the birds for example free-range birds need more energy than birds under intensive systems. Furthermore, consider reproduction for […]
    Duration: 04:25:00
    Using beetroot juice to boost chicken growth and weight gain
    Beetroot benefits  Beetroot increases the body weight of chickens thereby attracting higher market prices.  Additionally, it also increases food palatability as well as improves feed conversion ratio for faster growth and weight gain especially in broilers. Lastly, beetroot also increases the production of both white and red blood cells in chickens thus improving chicken body health.  […]
    Duration: 06:00:00
    Secrets for making your hen hatch more eggs at home
    Increasing hatchability Always ensure to feed breeding stock on sufficient high-quality nutritive feeds. Additionally, ensure proper disease management practices to maintain good quality egg production. Also, make sure that you have a 1:5 cock to hen ratio this ensure production of fertilized eggs. Furthermore, handle eggs with great care to avoid damages that may negatively affect egg […]
    Duration: 09:10:00
    How to choose healthy chicks
    Chick selection During chick selection, always ensure that the chicks are alert and active by observing their activities, normally healthy chicks are always busy feeding, drinking, and exercising. Also, select chicks with bright rounded eyes without discharge from the nostrils. It is highly recommended to avoid chicks with scissor beaks, as well as those with abnormal […]
    Duration: 09:28:00
    Increasing chickens growth rate and egg production using with carrot juice supplement
    Juice preparation Start by washing carrots, chop them into 1-2 cm sizes, and thereafter bled them into juice. This should be followed by mixing 100 MLS of carrot juice per 100 grams of flour, you can use maize or wheat flour. Additionally, dry the mixture and add the dried ingredients to feeds during formulation at […]
    Duration: 05:57:00
    Optimal brooding management
    Brooding management First, clean and disinfect everything which will be in touch with chicks and remove the litre material of previous flock and repair the house well. Create brooding area with only round areas to prevent suffocating and heat up house to 34 degrees centigrade and place enough drinkers and add vitamins to water to […]
    Duration: 03:11:00
    De-beaking layers
    Layer management Because debeaking effect is noticed in reduced feed intake after debeaking, the younger the bird, the lesser the damage od debeaking hence a need to combine vaccination and debeaking to prevent multiple stress. Do not debeak birds in stages of production as it causes hgh mortality raye and reduce egg production. Similarly, put […]
    Duration: 05:24:00
    Mixing optimal feed
    Feed mixing Because feed mixing calculations are based on quality, availabilityband prices of raw materials, a farmer should select only raw materials required for mixing and also use animaltype, feed phase and prepare sufficient feed. Always make fresh feed daily of feed that is used not more than 7 days and calculate based on expected […]
    Duration: 04:57:00
    Broilers feeding management
    Broiler management As most efficient growth is when the bird has a little maintainence and fat deposition from 0-14 days, least efficient growth is when the bird has high maintainence and higher deposition of fats from 28-42 days. Pre starter should support intestine development and liver hence a need to use pre starter from 0-7 […]
    Duration: 04:38:00
    Farrowing management
    Animal management First, a lot of energy is needed to produce milk, increase in the feed intake as 2kg +0.4kg  of feed is fed for optimal feed production for piglets. Increase feed amount with 0.5kg perday and move the sow to farrowing pen 5 dyas prior to farrowing which is designed to ensure optimal climate […]
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