Feeding (Pages 37-43) Flashcards
broilers are fed ______ from start to market
AD LIBITUM
3 types of FEEDS
- PRE-STARTER or CHICK BOOSTER
- BROILER STARTER
- BROILER FINISHER
15% based on total feed consumption.
PRE-STARTER or CHICK BOOSTER
It is given from day old to 2 weeks.
PRE-STARTER or CHICK BOOSTER
35% - based on total food consumption
BROILER STARTER
It is given from 2-4 weeks old
BROILER STARTER
50% based on total food consumption
BROILER FINISHER
It is given from 4 weeks and until desired market weight
BROILER FINISHER
How many percent of PRE-STARTER or CHICK BOOSTER feed based on total feed consumption?
15%
Pre-starter or chick booster feed should be given in what age?
from day old to 2 weeks
How many percent of BROILER STARTER feed based on total food consumption?
35%
Broiler starter should be given in what age?
from 2-4 weeks old
How many percent of BROILER FINISHER based on total food consumption?
50%
Broiler finisher should be given in what age?
from 4 weeks and until desired market weight
3 FORMS OF BROILER FEEDS
- MASH
- PELLETS
- CRUMBLE
It is a mixture of ground & powdered form of feedstuff
MASH
It is compressed of mash feeds
PELLETS
It is a coarsely ground pellets
CRUMBLE
7 ADVANTAGES OF PELLETING
a) less feed loss to wind
b) reduces feed dustiness
c) keeps all ingredients bound in pellet form during handling
d) Destroys bacteria in feeds (e.g., salmonella)
e) Increases feed density, allowing chicken to consume more low energy feeds
f) Marked Increases consumption of feed ingredients that are otherwise, unacceptable to chickens when they are not pelleted
g) Less feed wastage from feeders
DISADVANTAGES OF PELLETING
a) Added cost of pelleting
b) Wasting of fine particles when pellets break into crumble
c) Increased water consumption of broiler chicken that often result to wet droppings
d) Increased incidence and severity of cannibalism
(6) The following are observed responses of broilers to pelleting or crumbling broiler feeds:
a) Pelleting of high-fiber feeds shops more improvement in feed consumption than pelleting low-fiber.
b. Pelleting reduces the feeding time of chickens.
c. Pelleting per se does not increase the growth rate of broilers. Pelleting increases feed consumption, which is often translated into fast growth rate.
d. From day-old to 2 weeks, chicks cat more feeds in mash form than crumbles or very small pellets, but thereafter, pellet feeds are preferred.
e. When mixture of three-fourth pellets and one-fourth mash is given, some broilers show preference for mash and some for pellets. This practice results in greater average body weight than when pellets alone are fed.
f. If pellets are too large, acceptance will be reduced.
Broilers under 4 weeks of age should be given pelleted feed with a ____________, while broilers over 4 weeks of age should be given pellets of __________.
diameter of 2.3 mm
4.7 mm
Broilers under ________ of age should be given pelleted feed with a diameter of 2.3 mm,
while broilers ____________ of age should be given pellets of 4.7 mm.
4 weeks
over 4 weeks
Age (days) of broiler
1-10
11-24
25-30
31-42
