Meat and bone meal for chickens: dosage for laying hens and chickens, how to give

Meat and bone meal for broiler chickens accelerates weight gain and reduces the risk of respiratory diseases. In egg breeds, a protein supplement to the diet increases stress resistance, egg production, and shell strength. It is important to choose high-quality top dressing or make it yourself, following the technology. For chicks and adult birds, the optimal feeding dosage must be observed.

Description and production process of the product

Useful product for chickens of any breed is made from recycled bones and meat waste:

carcasses of animals that died from non-communicable diseases and old age;
non-food trimmings from stripping meat;
offal of low nutritional value.

Due to animal origin, this top dressing is a source of trace elements in an easily digestible form (lysine prevails over methionine).

The concentration of minerals is quite high: 6.5-11.6% calcium, 3.3-5.9% phosphorus, iron 3.1-5.7%. Receiving such top dressing, the birds grow more evenly, grow faster and begin to rush earlier.

Meat and bone meal production steps:

Laboratory testing of incoming raw materials for microbiological safety - the absence of pathogenic microorganisms and toxins.
Preparatory crushing, drying of raw materials and digestion.
Crushing to a mass of minced meat.
Obtaining a concentrate - dehydration and degreasing of the raw mass in a centrifuge or separator.
Final drying and grinding of the concentrate to a crumbly powder condition.
Antioxidant injection.
Magnetic cleaning of metal impurities.
Packing in wholesale and retail containers.

How to choose?

Criteria for selecting quality meat and bone meal for chickens:

production date, expiration date - no more than a year;
color - from light brown to brown;
smell - specific, but without mustiness, mold and sour tint;
consistency - dry, crumbly powder, granules up to 12.7 mm in size;
composition - foreign inclusions, preservatives are unacceptable.

High humidity composition increases weight and reduces shelf life. Too light or yellowish shade indicates the addition of chalk and soy, which reduces the protein value of the mixture.Such falsification significantly increases the profits of unscrupulous manufacturers, but changes the composition of the supplement, reducing the protein value. And an excess of calcium is dangerous by reducing the absorption of feed, a violation of the productivity of the bird.

Composition for grades 1 and 2 with a standard percentage ratio:

protein (42-50%);
ash (30-26%);
fats (18-10%);
water (10-9%);
fiber (no more than 2%);
antioxidant (not more than 0.02%).

It is important to choose suppliers with the right level of control over the safety of raw materials and timely cleaning of equipment. This minimizes the risk of infectious diseases, poultry poisoning with toxins, obesity.

Self-made

Meat and bone meal for chickens can be made at home with the help of available equipment. This will guarantee the freshness of raw materials and the absence of foreign components in the composition of useful top dressing. As with industrial production, three main steps will need to be carried out:

Tender meats and bones.
Dry raw materials.
Crush the product into powder.

Heating and softening of bones is carried out both in fuel or electric furnaces, and on an open fire. Use dishes that allow excess moisture to evaporate well. You need to add trimmings to the bones by pre-cooking it and bringing it to the consistency of minced meat. Well-dried raw materials are crushed in a mortar, blender or grain grinder. To obtain a significant amount of product, it is necessary to purchase drying and grinding equipment with high productivity.

This is useful for multi-farm farms with a large amount of meat waste.

How to give bone meal to chickens

Meat and bone powder can be given as part of dry, wet or mixed food of our own production. In most ready-made combined feeds, this component is already present.

When using other additives, premixes, it is important to correlate their dosage and composition so that there is no excess of protein and trace elements in the diet.

Doses for laying hens

The main need for protein, calcium and other trace elements in adult hens of egg breeds is associated with the production of eggs, shells. Each laying hen should receive meat and bone meal up to 7-10% of the total feed, which is 7-11 grams per day. For a 5000 gram serving of food, you need to take 250 grams of protein powder and 4500 grams of other balanced ingredients.

Dosage for broilers

Smooth introduction of feed additive into the diet of young broiler breeds will accelerate weight gain, strengthen bone tissue without he alth hazard. This is given to chickens not earlier than 6 days of life, 0.5-1 gram per individual per day. Then add 1 gram every 10 days. At 60 days, the portion will be 4.5-5 grams, it is retained for the entire further time of keeping the bird.

For chickens

Young egg breeds of chickens are given this mineral feed not earlier than 11 days of life, 1 gram per individual per day. Next:

21-30 days - 1.4 grams;
31-40 days - 2.8 grams;
41-60 days - 3.5-4 grams.

Storage rules

Because meat and bone meal is a natural, organic product, proper storage is important.

Caution: if meat and bone meal is overheated and after the expiration date, fat decomposition and the production of toxic acrolein aldehyde are likely.

The optimal storage location is away from direct sunlight, and preferably darkened, with a temperature not exceeding +30 ° С. Industrial products contain additives that prevent oxidation and extend shelf life.

Maximum shelf life, subject to temperature conditions and in unopened factory packaging, is 12 months. Protein powder of own production and from opened bags should be stored in an airtight container, jar or bottle. It is important not to forget to close the container tightly each time so that the additive does not become damp.