Raw materials of Côte d'Ivoire: maize, soya, bran, fish meal, shells, and their pitfalls
Whether you buy your feed ready-made or make it on the farm, it is made of the same raw materials: maize for energy, soybean meal for protein, a little bran, fish meal, shells, and a premix. Each has its richness and its pitfalls: moisture, moulds, doubtful mixes, variability from one bag to the next. Knowing how to recognise them is knowing what you are feeding your birds.
13 min read · 5-question quiz at the end
By Abdul Hussein ChoumanFounder of NEXTEKCI · Agnibilékrou hatchery since 2006Lesson reserved for students following the steps
This lesson is part of Level 7 — Feed and nutrition. It opens to registered students who have passed the level 6 exam. Levels 1 to 5 and the tracks remain readable by everyone.
What you will learn
- ✓List the raw materials of a poultry feed in Côte d'Ivoire and what each one brings (energy, protein, minerals)
- ✓Recognise by eye, nose and hand a maize, a meal or a fish meal that is not suitable
- ✓Understand why the real composition of a raw material varies and what that changes in the feed
- ✓Apply the simple reception checks before accepting a batch