How can I mix Dairy meal, Chicken feeds and Pig feeds at home at home?

How can I mix Dairy meal, Chicken feeds and Pig feeds at home at home?
How can I mix Dairy meal, Chicken feed, and Pig feed at home? It is common knowledge that feeding Dairy cows, sheep, Goats, poultry, pigs, and other livestock is becoming expensive. In Kenya and East Africa, farmers have three options: Grow their feed, buy raw materials mix feed in their farms or buy finished feeds. This article will focus on the second option of mixing animal feeds at home. Finished animal products are readily available on the market, especially in Kenya. Finished “Meals”, as they are locally known, include Dairy, Heifer, Beef, & Calf Meals for cattle, poultry meals like layers, growers and chick mash for poultry, Sow and weaner pig starters, finisher meals for pigs, etc. According to the Feed Millers Association data, Kenya currently has 305 registered millers, out of which 115 manufacture animal feeds, 96 supply raw materials, and 94 engage in both activities. This high number points to a wide variety of options that farmers can choose from if they buy ingredients and mix their feeds at home. How to make Dairy, Poultry or Pig meals at home As a general rule, Animal meals = Mixing {Energy Source + Protein Source + Premix/Addtive} The first step involves a nutritionist formulating a balanced formula using state-of-the-art feed formulation software. While some software like Rumen 8 is free, farmers are advised to involve qualified nutritionists as most of this software requires knowledge of animal nutrition. Websites like https://cowsoko.co.ke/feeds offer farmers an alternative option to compare animal feed prices and availability before purchase. Once the farmer selects the required raw materials, they can order and mix in small quantities based on the needs of their animals. It is important to note that each category of an animal, based on breed, age, production level, etc, will have a specific formulation corresponding to their production and reproduction needs. To compare the cost of animal feeds, Click https://cowsoko.co.ke/inputs or Click https://cowsoko.co.ke/feeds to get your custom feed formula.

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