Broiler feed
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I don't know about specific rations, but I do know something how rations are formulated. There are innumerable combinations of ingredients that will produce balanced rations -- rations that will meet the nutritional requirements of the animals in question. Commercial firms use in-house personnel or consultants to determine least cost rations (via math programming)*-- rations that meet the nutritional requirements of the animals at least cost. The least cost rations differ over time at a particular location as the relative prices of ingredients change over time. The least cost rations differ across locations at a particular point in time as the relative prices of ingredients can (and do) differ over space.
Whether you can mix a balanced ration at a lower cost than the premixed rations is a question that I can't answer.
Steve
* I used to teach the basics of math programming in my undergraduate production management course. It is a valuable tool.
Whether you can mix a balanced ration at a lower cost than the premixed rations is a question that I can't answer.
Steve
* I used to teach the basics of math programming in my undergraduate production management course. It is a valuable tool.
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dmccarty
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A few years ago we had hens to produce eggs and as "pets." There is an American, and maybe, English expression, "That is chicken feed." meaning something is inexpensive. What we discovered about chicken feed is that the good stuff was not chicken feed, ie, cheap. If we used cheaper chicken feed we got less eggs and the quality of the eggs was diminished. When we went back to the more expensive chicken feed we got more eggs with better quality. But which chicken feed was better from a money perspective? We never did the simple math to figure that out since the hens were also pets.
Now, from a money perspective I could get better eggs, cheaper at the store, but the family wanted hens so we got some hens.
If you are going to be raising chickens for money, you will have to figure out which chicken breed(s) puts on weight in the least amount of time, with the least cost in chicken feed and other expenses to maximize revenue and profit. The chicken breed(s) that works best in my area may NOT be the best breed(s) for your area.
Hopefully, your local government has information on raising chickens. This is common in the US were many states have agriculture extension offices that provide advice on raising crops and animals. If a US state has a similar climate to yours, you could see if they have an agriculture extension office that has information on raising meat chickens.
Later,
Dan
Now, from a money perspective I could get better eggs, cheaper at the store, but the family wanted hens so we got some hens.
If you are going to be raising chickens for money, you will have to figure out which chicken breed(s) puts on weight in the least amount of time, with the least cost in chicken feed and other expenses to maximize revenue and profit. The chicken breed(s) that works best in my area may NOT be the best breed(s) for your area.
Hopefully, your local government has information on raising chickens. This is common in the US were many states have agriculture extension offices that provide advice on raising crops and animals. If a US state has a similar climate to yours, you could see if they have an agriculture extension office that has information on raising meat chickens.
Later,
Dan
