There are two ways to feed livestock, formulate the feed
or allow them to foraging. To formulate and produce poultry feed you need to
know the ingredients and formula.
Poultry feed is in high demand because of the ravenous
nature of the bird. They consume literarily 2/3rds of your total investment in
poultry farming.
Poultry is farmed for meat or egg production so they need
adequate feeding to grow. The quality of the poultry feed determines the
patronage and sales.
Poultry farmers know high quality feed and will purchase
regularly. Feed production is a highly profitable business venture.
Before starting your feed production company you need to
learn the rudiments of chicken feed, composition and storage. Other things
involved in the enterprise are location, equipment, sourcing the ingredient and
staff.
Birds that fall into poultry farming are ostrich,
pigeons, docks, turkey and chicken. However poultry farming is more synonymous
with chicken farming.
Understanding the nutritional requirements is also of
great important. Here are some ideas on how to start poultry feed Production
Company.
How to
Start a Small Poultry Feed Production Company
To start your feed production business you need lots of
funding. The funds are needed for storage space, factory, sales outlet, company
registration and procurement of raw materials.
The first step is learning the mixing procedure and what
is obtainable in the market. Understand the pricing, ingredients and marketing.
Secure funds through bank loans, agricultural
subventions, and poultry farmers associations. Use personal savings or borrow
from family and friends.
Learn the trade through seminars, technical institutions,
books and practical experience. Lease a large warehouse for your production and
storage.
Then register your business as a limited liability
company, get insurance and tax identification number. Source your ingredients
from local farmers, breweries and the open market.
You can purchase your equipment or buy fabricated
equipment. The staff you need include millers, grinders, packagers, security, drivers
and sales clerk.
Ingredients
for Poultry Feed Production
Fodder is animal feed given to domesticated animals.
Fodder includes silage, straw and oils including grains, legumes and pellet
feed.
Poultry feed grains components should have moisture,
starch, mineral, and protein. Others are vitamins, energy and fat. Traditional
feed includes wheat, peas, soybean, barley, and maize.
The preferred method used by poultry farmers to get good
results is feed grains. The main
composition of feed grains includes barley, maize and brewery by-products, soya
beans.
Although poultry animals can live off foraging or eating
scrap food serious farmers feed them composed feed grains. There are four types
of poultry feed produced by manufacturers. Starter marsh, grower marsh, layer
mash and finisher mash.
The composition of the ingredients constitutes the type
of mash produced. Starter mash are for small chicks, grower to boost growth,
layers for poultry kept to lay eggs and finished for adult chicken farmed for
meat.
Ingredients
Common feed ingredients in poultry are cereals, fats and
oils. Others are canola, protein, fish meal, field peas, cereal by-product,
soybeans and bone meal.
Cereal
Cereal is used in many industrial applications and meals.
Poultry feed producer’s source the cereal clean then dry mill the grain.
The milled grain is part of the ingredients used in the
production process. Bone meal is pressure cooked while soybeans are added.
Some producers add canola meal extracted from canola
seeds. Others are fat and oils such as blended animal fat, tallow or vegetable
fat. The main ingredient is cereal such as barley, corn, wheat and sorghum.
Main
Feed and Energy Sources
1. Cereals
2. Fats
and oils
3. Protein
sources
4. Canola
5. Meat
and bone meal
6. Fish
meal
7. Field
peas
8. Cereal
by-products
Common
Cereal By-Products
Common cereal by-products include middling from flour,
and gluten feed from wet milled corn. Other by-products are grain hull which is
the outer covering of grain seed, grain screenings and bran.
List
of Cereal By-Products
1. Wheat
red
2. Corn
hominy feed
3. Barley
malt sprouts
4. Mill
run
5. Grain
screenings
6. Rice
polishing
7. Wheat
shorts
8. Middling’s
9. Gluten
feed
10. Bran
11. Grain
hulls
Additional
Ingredients
There are a few additional ingredients to consider while
composing your poultry feed. Some
producers add grit, flax seed, fermented diary products and kelp. Additives
include cultured yeast, oyster shell and crab meal.
Equipment
To produce your feed meal you need locally fabricated or
imported equipment. The equipment includes plastic drums, sealing machines,
scales, tables, labels and the grinding machine.
The
list of equipment needed to produce poultry feed
1. Weight
scales
2. Sealing
machines
3. Mixing
machines
4. Tables
and Plastic drums
5. Labels
and customized package bags
6. A
generating set
Marketing
You need effective marketing to reach potential buyers.
Use electronic medium such as television and radio.
Place advertisement in national newspapers and livestock
magazines. Hire sales representatives to reach poultry farmers in your
community.
Open an outlet for farmers and individual buyers. You can
network with wholesalers and retailers in your area. Don’t forget to build a
website targeted at your geographical location and immediate market.
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