Food for turkeys Purina: types of products and feeding rates, how to do it yourself

When manufacturing feed and developing a line of mixtures, manufacturers take into account not only the requirements of customers, but also the emergence of new technologies for the production of poultry feed. Food for turkeys from the company "Purina" - a balanced mixture of cereals and mineral and vitamin elements. It is noteworthy that feeds are produced for turkeys of different ages, taking into account the physiology of the bird.

Classification of the Purina line

The advantage of the Purina feed manufacturer is the constant improvement of the diet for poultry. The line currently includes four products:

• "Starter-1" - consists of crushed grains of cereals (wheat, corn), processed soy and sunflower, fats (vegetable oil, fish oil);
• "Starter-2" - includes grains of wheat, corn, soybean and sunflower meal, limestone and fish flour, vegetable oil. Feature - the grinding of grains is larger;
• Starter 3 is called Grower. The composition also includes grains of wheat, corn. Soybean meal is excluded. What remains is vegetable meal, limestone and fish flour, vegetable oil;
• feed "Finisher" - consists of ground grains of wheat, corn, barley. Also included are limestone flour, vegetable oil.

It is noteworthy that each type of food contains a vitamin-mineral complex. The manufacturer also adds a probiotic to the mixture to suppress the growth of pathogenic microflora. The composition also includes enzyme preparations that contribute to better digestion of food, assimilation of nutrients.

Choosing ready-made food

When choosing a mixture, the age of the bird is taken into account. The composition of the feed practically does not change, however, the nutritional value is selected in accordance with the needs of the bird's body at a certain stage of growth:

• chicks from birth up to 3-4 weeks old are fed with the Starter-1 mixture, which ensures the rapid growth of chicks, the formation of a he althy skeleton and a good weight gain. The main nutritional value comes from crude protein;
• from the age of four weeks, turkeys are transferred to the Starter-2 feed, which ensures he althy growth and development of chicks, and promotes the formation of immunity. Increased crude fat and crude fiber content in feed;
• Grower mix is used to fatten birds aged 9-15 weeks. Reduces crude protein and increases crude fiber.

Birds older than 16 weeks are transferred to the Finisher feed. The composition is used for constant feeding of adult turkeys.

How to make a composition with your own hands?

Some farmers practice making their own feed. This is an easy process that can be done at home. In order for the composition to be nutritious, it is necessary to adhere to a certain recipe, taking into account the age of the bird. Chicks 0-2 months

Turkey poults 2-4 months Bird from 4-6 monthsWheat bran7 %18 % 10 %Corn bran40 % 35% each of corn and barley bran9% and 10.5% respectively sunflower cake 3%Flour fish5.5%5% each of fish, bone, herbal meal herbal meal 7%, fish flour 4%Chalk3.5%1, 5 % 1.5 %

		Soybean/sunflower meal	32% and 9% respectively

Basic requirements for self-made food: thorough mixing of ingredients, careful mixing of vitamin and mineral supplements in the right quantities. It is not recommended to pre-mix large amounts of feed.

Feeding norms for turkeys

When raising poultry, feed norms should be observed, since too much food is eaten contributes to obesity. The exception is the egg-laying period, when the turkeys are fed as much as they want.

On average, the daily diet of birds is 300-400 g of feed for females and 450-500 g for males. This norm is also followed when growing heavy crosses.

As a rule, producers indicate the daily rate for the bird, based on its age. When using "Purina" adhere to the following numbers:

• for turkey poults up to 3 weeks of age use Starter-1 feed (0.95 kg for the entire period);
• birds aged 4-8 weeks are fed 6.15 kg (for the entire period) of the mixture "Starter-2";
• 9-15 week old turkey poults should eat 18 kg (per period) of Grower feed.

Adult birds over 16 weeks of age are fed Finisher mix per week (3.55 kg each for turkey and 5.85 kg each for turkey).

If you adhere to the norms specified by the manufacturer, then rapid growth and maximum weight gain of chicks will be guaranteed. Also, turkeys will form a developed gastrointestinal tract and a strong skeleton. And as a result, the farmer will receive large carcasses with natural tasty meat.

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