Category: Broilers

Enzyme | Definition, Composition, & Action (new)

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Enzymes are proteins that help speed up metabolism, or the chemical reactions in our bodies,They build some substances and break others down. All living things have enzymes. Our bodies naturally produce enzymes. But enzymes are also in manufactured products and food. An enzyme is a biological catalyst and is almost always a protein. It speeds up the rate of a specific chemical reaction in the cell Several types of enzymes are commonly used in poultry feeding programmes, either individually or in combination. Each enzyme has a specific role in feed digestion: Enzymes Composition…

How to make modern chicken food (broiler and layers chicken)

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Hello, my dear readers? Today I have come up with an article about how to mix food for modern chickens, that is for layers and broiler. Poultry feed accounts for 80% of production costs. If the breeder is able to make the food himself, he will be able to reduce the costs up to 50 to 60%, this situation will make him profit and return the production costs. The important thing is that the breeder should pay attention to the quality of raw materials during mixing, if you use low…

Broiler Management

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BroilerIt is a bird of about 8 weeks of age of either sex (straight-run chicks) with an average body weight of 1.5 to 2.0 kg with a flexible breast bone cartilage, pliable and tender meat. Housing systemsBroilers can be housed on deep-litter, slatted or wire floor or cages.  However, cage, slat and wire floor rearing of broilers are not as popular as litter floor rearing, due to problems like breast blisters, leg weakness and higher initial investment. Rearing systemsThe systems of rearing refer to either single batch at a time…