[Mariam]

Thanks for this good information I would ask about using natural alternatives methods in feed of laying poultry to increase productivity

[Dan]

Thanks for your question, we will get back to you soon after conferring with the expert!

[Félix Maximiliano]

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[Félix Maximiliano]

<font style=”vertical-align: inherit;”><font style=”vertical-align: inherit;”>HOLA BUENOS DIAS ES UN GUSTO SALUDARLOS Y DESEARLES EXITOS Y MUCHAS BENDICIONES EN SUS ACTIVIDADES PROFESIONALES.</font></font>

[Dan]

“Hola. ¡Bienvenido a la discusión y nos alegra tenerte aquí! Por favor, siéntete libre de compartir tus preguntas y estaremos encantados de ayudarte :)”

[Dan]

Hello SEC Poultry Community Members! We are back for another weekly discussion topic.

This week, we are encouraging you to read this information article from Poultry World regarding the use of precision layer nutrition for quality eggs: https://www.poultryworld.net/poultry/layers/precision-layer-nutrition-for-quality-eggs/

After reading, please share with us any insights that you have where you might apply in your work, or what questions you have about applying the techniques on your farms. We can help get you the answers you need to increase your productivity!

[Dan]

Hello SEC Community Members! For this week’s discussion topic, we’d love to know more about what is happening at your farm, and if you are having any challenges you are running into with your birds.

Please post a picture of your birds, and if you have any irregularities that you are observing in the birds, we can help get you an answer from our expert to diagnose what might be occurring.

[Saviour Uyinosa]

Is this liver normal?

[Dan]

We will check with our expert and get back to you!

[Saviour Uyinosa]

I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude to the esteemed guest lecturer and the team responsible for facilitating this lecture for our community. The lecture proved to be an enlightening experience, shedding light on topics such as pre-layer feed, egg size, and egg shell quality.

What advice would you offer to a farmer who relies exclusively on commercial feed and is facing the challenge of minimizing egg size at week seventy or later, given that he/she lacks knowledge of the precise nutritional composition of the feed?

[Dan]

Hi @save416yahoo-co-uk , we conferred with our expert to respond to your query. Here is his detailed advisory for you:

It is unfortunate that the farmer is subjected to a double whammy situation of an older flock producing smaller eggs and the high cost of commercial diets these days. Older flocks seventy weeks or later should be producing heavier eggs as the yolk size increases with hens getting heavier with age. Sadly, commercially available diets are now using mostly by-products like rice bran, wheat pollard, copra meal, etc. to minimize increase in feed cost. This will either maintain the body weight of the hens or worse, reduce their weights resulting in either reduction in egg weight or egg production.

I recommend supplementation of a solution of vitamins, minerals and amino acids (usually methionine and lysine) in the water if feed quality is not good. They should consider trying other layer feed brands and if the farm can remix their diets, they can mix it with additional yellow corn and soybean meal with the help of a nutritionist to improve the energy and protein/amino acid source of the hens (this method will also need additional basemix and limestone to correct nutrient imbalances). They should ensure high health status of the hens by following the recommended vaccination program and check water quality for coliforms causing gut health problems to help reduce mortalities.

The problem of layers fed low quality commercial diets is common worldwide due to high costs of raw materials and the best way to prevent this is to be able to mix their own feed. They may buy their own corn, sorghum or feed wheat as main energy sources and procure the best soybean meal or fullfat soya available in their area. A diet low in fibrous raw materials like a typical corn-soya diet will allow hens to produce eggs of correct weight and egg production following the standards of the strain they are rearing.

[Dan]

Hello Saviour! Thanks for this question. We will confer with our instructors and respond to your question soon. Stay tuned!

[Dan]

Hello SEC Community Members! I hope you are having a great week!

For this week’s discussion topic, we want to again go back to our recent topic of feeds and feeding of laying chickens. If you missed our wonderful session with Dr. Noel Lumbo, we are happy to report that the recorded session is now available for you to view on demand.

Go to the landing page for the webinar, and click “Launch Training” to review the recording and the lecture materials: https://dev.soyexcellence.org/courses/feeds-and-feeding-of-laying-chickens/.

Do you have more questions for Dr. Lumbo that you were not able to ask? Please ask them here in the post and we can get them answered for you!

[Dan]

Hello SEC Community Members! I hope you are having a great week!

For this week’s discussion topic, we want to again go back to our recent topic of feeds and feeding of laying chickens. If you missed our wonderful session with Dr. Noel Lumbo, we are happy to report that the recorded session is now available for you to view on demand.

Go to the landing page for the webinar, and click “Launch Training” to review the recording and the lecture materials: https://dev.soyexcellence.org/courses/feeds-and-feeding-of-laying-chickens/.

Do you have more questions for Dr. Lumbo that you were not able to ask? Please ask them here in the post and we can get them answered for you!

[Dan]

Happy Tuesday Community Pod Members! We are back with another weekly discussion topic!

Many of you participated in the live Q&A earlier this week with Dr. Noel Lumbo on the topic of Feeds and Feeding of Laying Chickens. This week’s discussion topic is really just a follow up to this Q&A.

What were some of your most important takeaways from the session with Dr. Lumbo? Did you have any questions remaining that you hoped would get answered? Feel free to chime in on the comment thread, and we can get your answers for you from the expert!

If you did not have the chance to participate, no problem! The recorded session will be online in a few days. Stay tuned!