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Poultry Nutrition in General:
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A. Poultry - Any of the domesticated and commercialized types of birds used for production of eggs and (or) meat for human food. e.g., Chickens, turkeys, pigeons, peafowl, ducks, geese, upland game birds (quail, pheasant, partridges . . .) and ratites (ostriches, emu . . .).
B. Chickens, turkeys and laying hens have been commercially produced in the confinement system for more than 70 years:
1) For each species, the NRC includes suggested requirements for 14 amino acids, 12 minerals, 13 vitamins, and one fatty acid.
2) Should be aware that those recommendations are based on limited and, sometimes, very old information (especially true with some vitamins & trace minerals).
3) Thus, many gaps in the information pool for optimum production exist.

Types of chicken feeds:
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Chicken feeds are of the following six types
1. Broiler Starter Feed (BSF): An all-mash ration to be fed to chicks intended for meat production up to the age of six weeks.
2. Broiler Finisher Feed (BFF): An all-mash ration to be fed to growing chicken, intended for meat production from six weeks onwards.
3. Chick Feed (CF): An all-mash ration to be fed to chicks, not intended for meat production up to the age of 8 weeks.
4. Growing Chicken Feed (GFC): A ration to be fed to growing chickens, from 8 to 20 weeks or until laying commences.
5. Laying Chicken Feed (LFC): A ration to be fed to laying birds from 20 weeks onwards or after laying commences.
6. Breeder Chicken Feed (BCF): A ration to be fed to breeding chicken

Requirements for chicken feeds on dry matter basis (BIS 1992)



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