A poultry farmer in Ogbomoso can buy a bag of finished broiler feed, or she can buy maize and groundnut cake separately and mix her own. The second option is far cheaper, but only if she gets the mixture right. Too little protein and her birds grow slowly; too much and she has wasted money on an ingredient she did not need. Feed formulation is the skill that answers the question precisely: how much of each ingredient, in what proportion, to hit a target nutrient level.
In this lesson you will learn the factors every formulator weighs before choosing ingredients, then master the Pearson square method, the simple diagonal-subtraction technique WAEC expects you to use for a two-ingredient ration. You will work through several fully calculated examples, then move from the recipe to the mixing shed: the methods and equipment used to turn a formulated ration into feed an animal can actually eat.
An zana wannan batu don ka ga yadda ra'ayoyi ke hadewa.
Gwaji mai sauri kan abin da ake jarraba a wannan batu.
Ƙirƙiri asusu kyauta don samun damar duk kayan koyo, tambayoyin atisaye, da kuma bibiyar ci gaban ka.
Barka da kammala darasi akan Formulation And Preparation Of Animal Feeds. Yanzu da kuka bincika mahimman raayoyi da raayoyi, lokaci yayi da zaku gwada ilimin ku. Wannan sashe yana ba da ayyuka iri-iri Tambayoyin da aka tsara don ƙarfafa fahimtar ku da kuma taimaka muku auna fahimtar ku game da kayan.
Za ka gamu da haɗe-haɗen nau'ikan tambayoyi, ciki har da tambayoyin zaɓi da yawa, tambayoyin gajeren amsa, da tambayoyin rubutu. Kowace tambaya an ƙirƙira ta da kyau don auna fannoni daban-daban na iliminka da ƙwarewar tunani mai zurfi.
Yi wannan ɓangaren na kimantawa a matsayin wata dama don ƙarfafa fahimtarka kan batun kuma don gano duk wani yanki da kake buƙatar ƙarin karatu. Kada ka yanke ƙauna da duk wani ƙalubale da ka fuskanta; maimakon haka, ka kallesu a matsayin damar haɓaka da ingantawa.
Ƙirƙiri asusu kyauta don samun damar duk kayan koyo, tambayoyin atisaye, da kuma bibiyar ci gaban ka.
Ƙirƙiri asusu kyauta don samun damar duk kayan koyo, tambayoyin atisaye, da kuma bibiyar ci gaban ka.
Kana ka na mamaki yadda tambayoyin baya na wannan batu suke? Ga wasu tambayoyi da suka shafi Formulation And Preparation Of Animal Feeds daga shekarun baya.
Tambaya 1 Rahoto
(a) Explain the term malnutrition in farm animals.
(b) Distinguish between maintenance ration and production ration.
(a) Meaning of malnutrition in farm animals
Malnutrition is a disorder that results when farm animals are fed with feed that is deficient in one or more essential nutrients, or in which the nutrients are supplied in the wrong proportion (either in excess or in short supply). It leads to poor health, retarded growth, low productivity, deficiency diseases and, in severe cases, death.
(b) Distinction between maintenance ration and production ration
| Maintenance ration | Production ration |
|---|---|
| Amount of feed given to keep an animal alive and in good health. | Feed given in addition to the maintenance ration. |
| Supports only basic body functions such as respiration, circulation and body temperature. | Supports production such as growth, milk, eggs, meat, wool, work or reproduction. |
| Causes neither gain nor loss in body weight. | Enables the animal to gain weight and yield products. |
Ƙirƙiri asusu kyauta don samun damar duk kayan koyo, tambayoyin atisaye, da kuma bibiyar ci gaban ka.