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Large birds that grow very quickly, gaining impressive weight to slaughter, are demanding in terms of quantity and especially quality of feed. There are special combined feeds for turkeys, but self-cooking is possible.
Compound feed for turkeys Purina
You can consider the composition of compound feed for turkeys using the example of Purina products. One of the best manufacturers of combined animal feed. The products of this manufacturer have a lot of advantages:
- The ingredients are selected taking into account all the needs of these birds, which accelerates their growth and development;
- The presence of essential oils and coccidiostats increases the immunity of turkeys;
- Minerals and vitamins provide bone strength, which is very important for birds of large body weight. In addition, it helps to avoid falling feathers;
- Natural ingredients without growth stimulants and antibiotics make it possible to obtain not only tasty, but also environmentally friendly meat products;
- This is a completely self-sufficient diet for turkeys that requires absolutely no additional nutritional supplements;
Types of Purina feed
Compound feed for turkeys of this manufacturer is divided into 3 types:
- “Eco” – complete nutrition for turkeys in private farms;
- “Pro” – a formula for growing poultry on an industrial scale;
- Feed for laying turkeys.
These three lines are divided into subspecies in connection with age characteristics.
Starter
This is the first combined feed for turkeys from birth to a month, although the recommendations on the package are 0-14 days. Give dry. The release form is groats or granules.
The grain component is corn and wheat. An additional source of fiber is soybean and sunflower cake, oil production waste. Just vegetable oil. Vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, enzymes and amino acids.
Protein contains – about 21%. Approximate consumption per individual for 2 weeks – 600 gr.
Grower
We can say that this is the main combined feed for turkeys, the composition is almost the same, but there is less protein, and more carbohydrates and vitamins. The manufacturer recommends it for 15 to 32 days, but it is more advisable to use it from a month to 2-2,5. Approximate consumption for 2 weeks per individual – 2 kg.
Finisher
This is a combined feed for turkeys at the final stage of fattening from 2 months to slaughter, depending on the breed, this is 90-120 days. The feed has the same composition in terms of ingredients, but the quantitative ratio of carbohydrates and fats prevails over other components. There are no strict recommendations regarding feed consumption at this stage. Give as much food as the bird can eat.
“Pro” feeds are divided according to the same principle: “Pro-starter”, “Pro-grower” and “Pro-finisher”.
Compound feed for laying turkeys
The composition of the feed for laying turkeys has the same ingredients, but in a ratio that increases the egg production of this bird. The exact recipe is kept secret. In one laying period, a turkey reaches a result of 200 pieces. eggs. This direction also has three subspecies, but only after the grower comes the phase feed. It is given to adults that are entering the egg-laying phase. About 20 weeks from birth. Consumption for one laying turkey: 200-250 gr. three times a day.
DIY compound feed
These birds are not so common in our country that sometimes there may be problems with the availability of special combined feeds for turkeys. Perhaps there is a distrust of an affordable manufacturer or a desire to do everything yourself. Therefore, sometimes you have to look for a way out, and prepare a semblance of such a combined feed yourself.
Feed for the smallest turkeys (7+)
The quantity is given as an example. By percentage, the amount of ingredients can be increased:
- Soybean cake – 64 gr.;
- Tear corn – 60 gr.;
- Extruded soy – 20,5 gr.;
- Dert wheat – 14,2 gr.;
- Sunflower cake – 18 gr.;
- Fish meal – 10 gr.;
- Flour – 7 gr.;
- Monocalcium phosphate – 3,2 gr.;
- Premix with enzymes – 2 gr.;
- Table salt – 0,86 gr.;
- Methionine – 0,24 gr.;
- Lysine and Threonine 0,006 g each.
The accompanying use of fermented milk products is welcome.
There is another option for preparing a combined feed for turkeys, taking into account age groups.
The preparation of combined feed for turkeys on your own is complicated by the fact that it is very difficult to mix all these ingredients without special equipment. The presence of all the components from the list is mandatory, because it is this combination that provides the nutrition and health of this bird. The correct combined feed, commercial or homemade, shortens the fattening period. By the due date, turkeys reach the desired weight. High-quality nutrition of turkeys has a beneficial effect on the taste and texture of meat products.
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