Level 11 — Making feed on the farm
Formulate, make and check a feed
Cycle 3 — Expert (levels 11 to 15)
Introduction
First level of the Expert cycle. Making your own feed on the farm can save a lot or cost dearly. This level teaches you to decide, then to do: formulation (Pearson square, needs by phase), equipment, buying raw materials, quality control, premixes and additives, layer feed, the licence required in Côte d'Ivoire.
By the end of this level, you will be able to
- ✓Decide whether making feed makes sense for your flock size, and know the licence required
- ✓Formulate a complete broiler and layer feed, phase by phase
- ✓Organise a workshop: grinder, mixer, scale, order of incorporation, hygiene
- ✓Check the quality of raw materials and finished feed
10 lessons · a 5-question quiz after each lesson · a level exam (20 questions, 80%) · verifiable certificate. Lessons open to registered students who have passed the level 10 exam.
The 10 lessons of this level
Lessons in preparation: the titles are final, the texts are coming. They will open to registered students who have passed the level 10 exam.
- 1Should you make feed? Advantages, risks, flock-size threshold, and the licence required in Côte d'IvoireLesson · 5-question quiz
- 2Formulation: needs by phase, raw material tables, the Pearson square methodLesson · 5-question quiz
- 3Formulating a complete feed step by step: broiler, then layerLesson · 5-question quiz
- 4Equipment: grinder, mixer, scale, and the order of incorporationLesson · 5-question quiz
- 5Buying raw materials: quality, season, moisture, samplesLesson · 5-question quiz
- 6Quality control: particle size, homogeneity, mycotoxins, hygiene of the workshopLesson · 5-question quiz
- 7Premixes and additives: what to know before adding anything (never a medicine without the vet)Lesson · 5-question quiz
- 8Layer feed: calcium, phosphorus, particle size and the shellLesson · 5-question quiz
- 9Field exercise: formulate a grower feed with the raw materials available to youField exercise · 5-question quiz
- 10Case study: correct a formula that gives wet droppings and slow growthCase study · 5-question quiz
In conclusion
You now know how to formulate, make and check a feed, without ever adding a medicine without the vet. Level 12 takes you from the farm to the customer: slaughter, eggs, sales.