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The Nutritional Requirements of Chick, Pullet & Layer

The Nutritional Requirements of Chick, Pullet & Layer

by Akinbobola A. 2 Comments

Contents

  • The Nutritional Requirements of Chick (Chick Mash)
  • The Nutritional Requirements of Pullet (Grower Mash)
  • The Nutritional Requirements of Layer (Layer Mash)
  • The Nutritional Requirements of Old Layers

Nutrition is an important part of poultry farming because the performances of chickens and other poultry birds depend majorly on their nutrition. One mistake some layers farmers make is giving less focus on what their laying hens consume.

Each class of birds has its own specific nutritional requirements, and these requirements are always considered when formulating feed for chickens. Anything lower or higher would affect the performance of the chickens. That is why it is important to know the nutritional requirements of chicks and layers. When you have an idea of what your chickens need, feed analysis and formulation would be carried out efficiently.

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The following are the nutritional requirements of chick, pullet, layer and old layer

The Nutritional Requirements of Chick (Chick Mash)

Nutrient Requirement
Metabolizable Energy (ME) 2800 kcal/kg (min)
Crude Protein (CP) 20% (min)
Crude Fat 5% (max)
Crude Fibre (CF) 5% (max)
Calcium 1% (min)
Phosphorus, available 0.45% (min)
Lysine 1% (min)
Methionine 0.52% (min)
Methionine + Cystine 0.86% (min)
Threonine 0.78% (min)
Tryptophan 0.20% (min)

The Nutritional Requirements of Pullet (Grower Mash)

Nutrient Requirement
Metabolizable Energy (ME) 2800 kcal/kg (min)
Crude Protein (CP) 18.00% (min)
Crude Fat 5.00% (max)
Crude Fibre (CF) 8.00% (max)
Calcium 1.00% (min)
Phosphorus, available 0.40% (min)
Lysine 1.00% (min)
Methionine 0.45% (min)
Methionine + Cystine 0.80% (min)
Threonine 0.60% (min)
Tryptophan 0.20% (min)
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The Nutritional Requirements of Layer (Layer Mash)

Nutrient Requirement
Metabolizable Energy (ME) 2600 kcal/kg (min)
Crude Protein (CP) 16.50% (min)
Crude Fat 5.00% (max)
Crude Fibre (CF) 7.00% (max)
Calcium 3.60% (min)
Phosphorus, available 0.45% (min)
Lysine 0.87% (min)
Methionine 0.44% (min)
Methionine + Cystine 0.70% (min)
Threonine 0.60% (min)
Tryptophan 0.20% (min)

The Nutritional Requirements of Old Layers

Nutrient Requirement
Metabolizable Energy (ME) 2600 kcal/kg (min)
Crude Protein (CP) 16% (min)
Crude Fat 5.00% (max)
Crude Fibre (CF) 7.00% (max)
Calcium 4% (min)
Phosphorus, available 0.45% (min)
Lysine 0.87% (min)
Methionine 0.44% (min)
Methionine + Cystine 0.66% (min)
Threonine 0.60% (min)
Tryptophan 0.18% (min)
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About Akinbobola A.

I am an entrepreneur, certified animal scientist, consultant and blogger. You can follow Livestocking on Facebook and Twitter. Click Here to E-mail me

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  1. Godsfavour Emah says

    March 11, 2019 at 9:31 am

    I wante to buy broiler feed formulation. Can I do transfer . Send account detailast
    Thanks
    Godsfavour

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    • Akinbobola A. says

      March 11, 2019 at 5:49 pm

      Kindly go to this link http://www.livestocking.net/excellent-broiler-feed-formula-faster-growth

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