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MAKING HOME-MADE RATIONS FOR YOUR DAIRY COWS IN KENYA

Diary cows in Uasin Gishu County Making your own home-made feed for your dairy cows is less costly than purchasing the commercial feeds. Dairy cow feed is majorly grouped into two classes; Concentrates and Roughage . Formulating your own Home-made rations for your Dairy cows comes with its own advantages. These are; Advantages of homemade rations 1.       Minimizes on the cost of production where homemade rations are cheaper than commercial ones. 2.       Provides your animals with the right nutrients they need to stay healthy hence optimizing production. 3.       Palatable (acceptable) to the dairy cows. 4.       You’re guaranteed high quality- feeds for your dairy cows. Concentrates are mixtures of commercial feeds, such as dairy meal, cubes and pellets, and individual ingredients, such as the milling by-product like; wheat feed, maize germ meal and cottonseed cake. Mainly, Concentrates are sources of energy and protein, but they usually also contain minerals and other c

HOW TO MAKE QUALITY POULTRY FEEDS FOR YOUR CHICKEN.

When it comes to Quality poultry feeds for your chicken, there are of three types. Namely: Chick mash - feeds given to chicks once they are 1 day old to 8 weeks old(2 months).  Growers mash - feeds given to chicken from the age of 8 weeks old to 18 weeks. Layers mash- feeds given to chicken when they are mature and getting into production age of 18 weeks onward. Amazingly, all these things can be done right at your farm. You don't need specialized equipment to make them. For the poultry feed formulation process, you must get the correct formula whether you are making chick mash, growers mash or layers mash. Once you have the right formulation, go ahead and source the ingredients. With the ingredients, you must always ensure that you identify different suppliers who focus on different ingredients. That way, you are able to purchase high quality feeds instead of using one supplier who often may not have the highest quality of all the ingredients. What are the reasons why you should