Master Layers Feed Formulation and Maximize Egg Production

Name: Master Layers Feed Formulation and Maximize Egg Production
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Save Costs & Improve Productivity: Layers Feed Formulation Basics for Poultry Farmers. Nutrition, Mixing, & Economics

Created byeLengo Farming Courses

Last updated 3/2023

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What you'll learn

Identify the essential macro and micro ingredients needed for a balanced poultry feed.
Understand the importance of DCP and learn how to calculate it for each stage of flock development.
Learn how to properly mix feed ingredients to ensure optimal nutrition for your layers.
Analyze the economic benefits of making your own feed and how it can increase your farm's profitability.
Understand the nutritional requirements of layers to ensure healthy and productive hens.
Develop your own cost-effective layers feed formula to save money and maximize production.

Course content

4 sections • 11 lectures • 1h 23m total length

Introduction2:14
Learn how feed drives poultry production and cost, with 80 percent of production expenses attributed to feed, and discover why formulating your own feeds can improve quality and cut costs.
DCP & Performance Indicators3:44
Apply DCP-based feed formulation using stage-specific digestible crude protein targets to match the birds' growth stages, and monitor key performance indicators such as growth rate, mortality, and weight gain.
Common Macro Ingredients8:46
Learn how to formulate layers feed by purpose, focusing on macro ingredients such as brown wheat, lime, cotton cake, fishmeal, and roasted soya, with sunflower cake as an alternative.

Chick Mash: Macro Ingredients12:57
Formulate a 70-bag chick mash using macro ingredients (maize, bran, sunflower, fishmeal, soya, lime) to achieve 18–22 percent digestible protein, with step-by-step mixing and threshold testing.
Chick Mash: Micro Ingredients10:46
Learn how micro ingredients in chick mash, including premix, lysine, methionine, threonine, enzymes, and toxin binder, drive growth and gut absorption through active transport, with disease and toxin considerations.
Growers Mash: Macro Ingredients9:12
Formulate grower feed by balancing macro ingredients - maize, bran, sunflower oil, lime, fishmeal, and soy - to achieve a DCP of 16–18% for eggs.
Growers Mash : Micro Ingredients and and Mixing9:14
Combine macro ingredients - maize, bran, sunflower cake, soya, flame, fishmeal, and bone meal - to form a 16% DCP layer mash, then add micro ingredients for growth and egg production.

Layers Mash: Macro Ingredients8:47
Formulate a 70-cage layer mash to maximize egg production by achieving 18–20 percent DCP, using maize, soya, fishmeal, bran, lime, and corn gluten, with biosecure mixing practices.
Layers Mash: Feed Mixing8:58
Learn to mix layers mash by layering maize, soy, fishmeal, bran, and lime for even coverage, then assess dcp contributions to meet the 18–20 percent threshold before adding micro ingredients.
Layers Mash: Micro Ingredients5:21
Identify the micro ingredients essential for layers mash, including premix, lysine, methionine, tryptophan, and toxin binder, and explain their roles in promoting lean bird weight and higher egg counts.

Requirements

No experience is required. Just an interest in keeping poultry!

Description

Are you tired of spending a fortune on low-quality feeds for your layers flock? Do you want to ensure your birds are healthy and productive while saving money on your farm expenses? Look no further than our comprehensive course on creating your own poultry feed.

In this course, you will learn the essential nutritional elements necessary for a complete poultry feed and understand the macro and micro-ingredients required for each stage of flock development. You'll even discover how to calculate the critical DCP percentage to maximize your birds' production.

Not only will you learn how to make your feed, but you'll also gain insights into the economics of poultry farming. With our help, you can save money per bag while ensuring your flock receives a high-quality product.

This course isn't just for anyone interested in raising poultry. It also includes specific information about poultry farming in Africa, making it an excellent resource for farmers.

With lessons covering everything from the basics of poultry feed to cost-benefit analysis, this course is a must-attend for anyone looking to improve their poultry farming practices. So what are you waiting for?

In conclusion, creating your own poultry feed is an excellent way to save money on your farm expenses while ensuring your birds are healthy and productive. By enrolling in our course, you'll gain invaluable knowledge and skills that will help you become a successful poultry farmer. Whether you're just starting or have been in the business for years, our course offers something for everyone. So don't miss this opportunity to take your poultry farming to the next level.

Who this course is for:

This course is for anyone who would like to increase the profitability of their poultry farm

Master Layers Feed Formulation and Maximize Egg Production

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Course content

Introduction & Types of Ingredients3 lectures • 15min

Feed Production: Chick Mash & Growers Mash4 lectures • 42min

Feed Production: Layers Mash3 lectures • 23min

The Economics of Feed Production1 lecture • 4min

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