KOTACK FISH & AGRO VENTURES

Paralysis or lameness in broiler chicken is one of the top welfare crises faced by many broiler farmers despite improvements in genetics, health, and nutrition associated with broiler farming over the years. Paralysis and lameness is common among poultry farmers especially broiler farmers, a lots of factors are responsible. The first thing to do is to understand the root cause of the condition and the possible ways to reduce or stop the sufferings of the broiler chickens involved, and restore them to good health, and also prevent feature occurrence of this condition. The Use of Certain Antibiotics Such As Enrofloxacin On some rapid growing, fast weight gaining birds such as broiler chicken, after using it for 3-5 days in drinking water. It was discovered that it is capable of causing lameness and leg abnormalities in those birds especially broilers chicken.   Vitamin Deficiency This may Lead to Paralysis and Lameness Lack of essential vitamins such as vitamin E. can result in a con...

 Classification of feed stuffs (ingredient) and examples Its broad though Feedstuffs can be defined as any  component of a  diet that serves some useful function Most feedstuffs provide one or  more of nutrients such as protein, lipids and oil, carbohydrates, minerals, or vitamins The International Feed Identification System classified  feedstuffs into eight general categories. 1. Roughages - Dry  forages and roughages 2. Pasture, range plants and forages fed fresh  3. Silages &  hayleges 4. Energy  feeds  5. Protein supplements 6. Mineral supplements 7. Vitamin supplements  8. Additives. In addition  9) Filler (fibre supplement) 1) Roughages or Dry  forages and roughages  a) All forages and roughages cut &  cured, and other  products with more than 18% crude  fiber or  containing  more than 35%  cell wall (dry basis).  b) Carbonaceous roughages (low protein) - Straws, Stalks...

 PREVENTION OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS⁣ There is no live or attenuated vaccine for the prevention of ASF therefore control of the virus is reliant on strict biosecurity.⁣ ⁣ • Do not feed domestic pigs food waste; this is illegal in the UK, other EU regions and some states within the US⁣ ⁣ • Where ‘permitted garbage feeding’ is legal in US states, pigs fed this way are prohibited from exportation.⁣ ⁣ • Do not leave food waste exposed for wild swine species to access. Dispose of food waste properly.⁣ ⁣ • Abide by strict biosecurity rules. Do not take pig meat onto farms, or restrict all food (and consumption of food) to a canteen. All staff on farm should be inducted onto a strict programme of hand and equipment sanitisation before and after contact with pigs.⁣ ⁣ • Follow rules and regulations on disposal of food waste at ferry ports and airports.⁣ ⁣ • Provide the means for staff and visitors to thoroughly sanitise their hands and equipment.⁣ ⁣ • Ensure that wild boar, warthogs and...

 Why Feed Formulation? The main reason for feed formulation is to compound a diet that contain both   micro and marco feed ingredients stuff at the appropriate manner to meet the nutrient   requirement of our livestock. Rule of thumbs to be considered when formulating feed for our live stock: 1. The feed must meet nutrient requirement of animal you are formulating for.  2. The feed must be 100%.  3. The feed must be multi ingredient.  4. The feed must have a good shelf life.  5. The feed must be economical and cost effective.  6. The feed must contain both variable and fixed ingredient.  7. Avoid using spoilt feedstuff to prevent feed poisoning Explanation 1) The main reason why we must formulate feed to meet nutrient requirement of our animal to make them grow fast 2)when your feed is 100% it makes it balance and also makes it easy for you to calculate any kg of feed Conversion to a tonne will be easier 3) advantage of using multi ...

Traditional Feed Processing Different feeds are mixed and boiled to make pig feed more palatable. There are 2 types of traditional processing: Mixing all the different feeds together (rice bran, broken rice, crushed maize and soya, dried legume leaves, etc.) in proportion and giving it directly to the pigs. Cooking the different raw materials together to improve digestibility, and to breakdown toxins from some feeds such as raw cola-cassia, banana stem, maize and soya grains, beans, kitchen waste, forage crops, and similar. Food Waste Feeding to Swine is also commonly known as Garbage Feeding or Swill. Food waste or garbage fed to swine must be cooked and sterilized properly. Feeding Forest Products Pig feed can also be prepared with forest products (wild vegetables, wild bananas, wild cola – cassia etc). At the same time, food waste can be used as well. Currently, growing legumes as feed for village pig production is having a big impact on the livelihoods of rural families in Nepal. F...

Honey is a sweet liquid made by bees using the nectar from flowers. It is graded by color, with the clear, golden amber honey often fetching a higher retail price than the darker varieties. The flavor of a particular type of honey will vary based on the types of flower from which the nectar was harvested. Both raw and pasteurized forms of honey are available. Raw honey is removed from the hive and bottled directly, and as such will contain trace amounts of yeast, wax, and pollen. Consuming local raw honey is believed to help with seasonal allergies, due to repeated exposure to the pollen in the area. Pasteurized honey has been heated and processed to remove impurities. Honey has high levels of monosaccharides, fructose, and glucose, and it contains about 70 to 80 percent sugar, which provides its sweetness. Honey also has antiseptic and antibacterial properties. Modern medical science has managed to find uses for honey in chronic wound management and combating infections Fast facts on ...

Weaners Weaning is the most stressful period in a pig’s life, so alter the diet as gradually as possible because any sudden changes will reduce performance. Intake in first few days after weaning is key. Offer the same diet as fed pre-weaning for approximately a week or until the animal is about 9kg, as this will keep growth checks to a minimum. “There are already lots of changes going on for the pig, so using the same creep immediately post-weaning will provide some constancy and the ingredients will help mimic the nutrition the piglet gained at suckling,” Dr Baynes says. He advises that the ration is revised up to three times over the course of the weaner phase, he says. “Most producers use two if not three rations from 40kg to 115kg liveweight, tweaking these as the pig’s need for the more expensive components in the ration – the ingredients providing energy and protein – reduces.” From weaning to 15kg liveweight, the digestible energy (DE) requirement is typically about 16 megajoul...