Why do chickens eat?
Published: February 11, 2025
Summary
All commercial poultry eat with reasonably good precision to balance nutrient intake with requirements. Short term, there can be some variation in feed intake related to local situations, but long-term, the mechanisms of feed intake regulation are quite precise. Matching nutrient needs with intake is an obvious inherent evolutionary necessity to ensure survival and reproduction. A bird’s da...
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16 de septiembre de 2025
Feed conditioning before the mash feed passes through the pelletizer is a very crucial point. Conditioning time and conditioning temperature are also very important.
Feeder height should not be very comfortable to broiler birds so that they can be craving for feed.
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Dr. Chandra
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22 de septiembre de 2025
Good topic for discussion
90% producer and user confirmed that pellet feed is better than mash feed because:-
1 pellet feed is cooked feed
2 one pick is complete feed
3 Less time required for consumption
4 less wastage
5 Better conditioning
6 Better gelitnization
7 better and lower FCR
Try 2 mm pellet and confirm
Regards
Drchandra
Chandraassociate
90% producer and user confirmed that pellet feed is better than mash feed because:-
1 pellet feed is cooked feed
2 one pick is complete feed
3 Less time required for consumption
4 less wastage
5 Better conditioning
6 Better gelitnization
7 better and lower FCR
Try 2 mm pellet and confirm
Regards
Drchandra
Chandraassociate
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