Poultry Feed Pellets

Poultry feed is food for farm poultry, including chickens, ducks, geese and other domestic birds.
India is the fifth largest producer (External website that opens in a new window) of eggs in the world. There are 150 million layers and 650 million broilers in the country. There are two types of poultry feed -layer and broiler feed. Layer feed is quite expensive. An innovative, high-value compound feed can result in increased numbers of eggs, but the risks are too high because of the birds' long life cycle.
Two kinds of poultry feed may be prepared. One is ready-made and is available in the form of mash or pellets. The other feed is offered in a concentrated form and needs to be mixed with an energy source. The concentrates are sources of protein, which are balanced in amino acids. They contain vitamins, minerals and feed additives. These concentrates are combined with energy sources such as maize, sorghum or bajra to make poultry rations. Vitamin AB2D3K is a vital component of poultry feed as it provides for improved nutrition. It is added to poultry feed manufactured at poultry feed mills, hatcheries and farms.
Poultry feed supplements and feed chemicals usually include substances such as soya meal, rape meal, groundnut meal, cottonseed meal, de-oiled rice bran meal, sunflower meal, guar meal, corn germ cake, copra cake and wheat bran. Supplements also contain substances such as maduramycin ammonium, chlortetracycline, tylosin phosphate, dl-methionine, zinc bacitracin, choline chloride, vitamin ab2d3k, vitamin b complex, betaine anhydrous and salkil powder.
The major ingredients in poultry diets provide the protein and energy required for poultry to maintain health, grow, and produce eggs. (For more information about the nutritional requirements of poultry Refer to the article "Basic Poultry Nutrition.")
Protein Sources
The many possible protein sources for poultry feeds include the following:

• Canola
• Fish meal
• Field peas
• Meat and bone meal
• Soybeans
• Cereal by-products

Basic Poultry Nutrition
Animals eat to acquire the energy and building materials that they need to live and grow. Animals use energy to perform normal body functions such as breathing, walking, eating, digesting, and maintaining body temperature. Nutrients provide poultry the energy and material needed for the development of bone, flesh, feathers, and eggs.
Feed has six major components:

• Water
• Carbohydrates
• Fats
• Proteins
• Minerals
• Vitamins

Each of these components is important in providing poultry the nutrients they need, and a deficit of even one can have serious health consequences for poultry.