Broiler Chicken:

Feed should be provided in the quantity and quality that meet the requirements of broiler in all stages of life in order to achieve the best growth rates and feed conversion efficiency. Feed is the main element in the cost of broiler project, which represents about 60-70% of the total cost. Therefore, broiler diets should be balanced in energy, protein, amino acids, essential fatty acids, minerals and vitamins to achieve the best productive performance of broilers.

Feeding system:

(1) Feed should be provided free of dust in the form of crumbles of suitable size and presented in the hand feed dishes with the use of cardboard paper during the first 2-3 days of incubation so that the feed area up to 25% of the nursery area.

(2) introducing of feed immediately after the arrival of chicks to help in absorption of the yolk sac and to provide the chick nutrients easy digestion and necessary for the development of the digestive system, immune system, skeleton and muscles.

(3) Feed should be available continuously in the feed dishes at appropriate levels as the low level of feed leads to the heterogeneity of chicks and lower growth rate, while increasing the level of feed leads to increased waste from feed.

(4) Chicks should be trained to eat from the fodder system inside the wards (house) by moving the feed dishes a simple distance daily and began from the age of 5 – 7 days are disposed of a quarter of the feed dishes until they are finally disposed at the age of 8-10 days.

(5) Provide enough number and areas on feeder for chicks to get the best growth rate, conversion ratio and vitality.

(6) All feeder systems should be adjusted to ensure that feed losses are reduced and that chicks have easy access to feed. Where the level of the base of the feeder should be with the level of the bird’s high, and this should be done periodically and continuously.

(7) Automatic feeders should be operated to encourage birds to consume feed and avoid loss of feed so that the level of the feed exit hole in the track system is adjusted to the extent that the feed can cover the track, while the tube feeds are filled up to a quarter.

Feed conversion ratio of broiler chickens:

It is the relationship between the amount of diet consumed and live body weight.

Efficiency of feed conversion is an important measure in assessing strain efficiency or different feeding and care programs. It is an important measure of performance as well as other factors affecting growth and feed intake, which are secondary or vary widely from herd to herd.

Broiler diet divided according to life stages as follow:

Broiler starter:

Broiler grower:

Broiler finisher: