Member Lina Paola Pardo Quevedo
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How many hours of lighting should be provided to maintain high egg production?
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If egg production suddenly drops, what factors should be checked first?
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What steps are taken to ensure quick detection and treatment when diseases occur?
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How quickly is the veterinary doctor informed when a disease is detected?
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What protocol is followed for quick treatment once a disease is identified?
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Thank you very much for explaining it so beautifully.
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Young chicks (broilers/layers): fine feed/crumbles → better intake and uniformity.
Older broilers: medium–coarse particles, good-quality pellets (reduce fines).
Layers: coarse grains + coarse calcium (2–4 mm) with some fine fraction, mash or partly pelleted feed.
FCR improvement comes from the right particle size distribution and pellet durability, tailored to bird type and age.
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1. Ingredient Particle Size
Broilers (meat birds):
Starter phase (0–10 days): Fine particles (<0.5–0.8 mm) are preferred. Chicks have small beaks and underdeveloped gizzards, so finer feed ensures uniform intake and digestibility.
Grower–finisher (11 days onwards): Medium-coarse particles (1–2 mm for grains, 0.5–1 mm for protein/mineral sources) improve gizzard development, slow passage rate, enhance nutrient digestion, and improve FCR.
Too fine feed in older birds → poor gizzard function, faster passage, lower nutrient absorption.
Too coarse feed in chicks → poor intake and uneven growth.
Layers (egg birds):
Require coarse particles (especially Ca source.
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Coarse grinding particle improve FCR most efficiently due to improve enzymetic secretions , Gizzard functioning and prolong feed stay time in bird.
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Feed Formulations also important consideration for Pellet Die performance.
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Use of Pellet binder and Pelleting aid feed additives also help to extend Pellet Die life.
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Acceptable Storage Loss for Maize in Silos (Pakistan & Subcontinent):
Well-managed modern silos with aeration & fumigation:
👉 0.5 – 1.5% per month is typical and considered acceptable.Seasonal / short-term storage (up to 6 months):
👉 Total loss target should be ≤2–3%.Long-term storage (9–12 months, hot + humid conditions):
👉 Up to 4–5% loss may still be considered “normal”. -
FIFO implementation, Efficient Silo Grains Storage Management, Good Feed pelleting practices and improve finished feed storage conditions helps to control moisture shrinkage at the feed mill.
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How we can decide Dry mixing and wet mixing time allowance.Generaly we following 25 % Dry mixing time of total mixing time, please share your experience regarding Single shaft Ribbon mixer having capacity 4 T/hr capacity.
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Sakthivel V P THANKS FOR DETAILED REPLY
