Poultry Feed
Poultry farming is a lucrative and popular business throughout the world. Success in the poultry farming business mostly depends on feeding quality feed and feed formulation system. For proper growth, egg production and good health, poultry birds require energy. Poultry feed is fortified with all essential macro & micro nutrients. Modern feeds for poultry consists largely of grain, protein supplements such as soybean oil meal, mineral supplements and vitamin supplements. The quantity of feed and the nutritional requirements of the feed, depend on the weight and age of the poultry, their rate of growth, their rate of egg production, the weather (cold or wet weather causes higher energy expenditure) and the amount of nutrition the poultry obtain from foraging.
Healthy poultry require a sufficient amount of protein and carbohydrates, along with the necessary vitamins, dietary minerals and an adequate supply of water.