What is an energy feed?

All feeds with less than 20% protein and less than 18% cellulose are energy feeds. Corn has high energy, less fiber, good palatability and easy digestion. It is an excellent feed used in chicken production. Yellow corn contains more carotene and lutein, which is good for egg yolk and skin coloration. Feed can account for 40%-65% of the diet. The shortcomings are low protein content and poor quality, as well as low levels of calcium, phosphorus and B vitamins. Wheat wheat has higher energy, less fiber, relatively higher protein content, and better amino acid composition than other cereal feeds. The sales of automatic poultry cages in Nigeria are the first.

Barley and oats have lower energy than wheat, and the skin is hard and hard to digest. It should be crushed or fed after germination. The common feature of wheat is that it is rich in B vitamins. This type of feed can account for 10%-30% of the diet. Other rice and millet shells have high crude fiber content and should not be fed more. After peeling, the broken rice and the millet are easy to digest, and the size of the rice is easy for the chicks to forage, which is a good feed for folk brooding. Can account for 20% -40% of the diet. Sorghum contains tannic acid and the feed should not exceed 15%.