Reading a feed label and an analysis sheet
The label sewn onto the bag is a contract: the manufacturer writes on it what he promises. The laboratory's analysis sheet says what is really there. Between the two there is sometimes a difference, and that difference is what explains a flock that lags. A technician who can read these two documents in five minutes no longer lets himself be told stories, neither by the bag nor by his own impressions.
12 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
- ✓Spot on a label the mentions that matter and those that are missing
- ✓Explain each analytical constituent (crude protein, energy, fibre, moisture, ash, calcium, phosphorus) and its normal range
- ✓Take a correct sample and compare an analysis sheet with the label
- ✓Decide, figures in hand, whether a batch suits the flock