Onwuka A. Onwuka

Commercial egg production relies more on number of eggs produced per day. I would like your views on how to increase HDEP or prolong high egg production efficiency with Isa Brown and White Leghorn.

At present, I am using administering Formi-NDF on broilers and layers and have not experienced coccidiosis on my birds. This substance contains sodium formate and formic acid but it is hygroscopic. The acidic nature helps prevent favourable environment for bacteria and other microbes.

Could you send us some quantity as sample for test (trial) to enable us study the vaccine here in Nigeria. Thanks.

How can I get the anticoccidial vaccine?

How can broilers be made to gain weight after suffering from ND? They have been treated for ND but failed to be adding weight as expected since they are well fed?

How can feed conversion ratio (FCR) be improved for broilers? From my poultry feeding activities, I am yet to achieve 2.0 .

Thank you for your reply.

Do you have your distributor in Nigeria? I would like to purchase the potassium diformate for my broilers. What dosage is recommended for use in broiler growers and layers?

Xylopia aethiopica is called uda in Eastern Nigeria. You can either find it in the market (among herbal sellers) or in the forest if you know it.

I like this article. It contains a lot of information for feed formulators. Increasing feed efficiency requires paying serious attention to how your poultry responds to feed intake in terms of feed acceptability, weight gain and overall whole being of the chicks.