One stop solution to Poultry Problems

Like humans, any livestock is dependent on the climate as per it's health is concerned. With any climate change, the ph of the body starts changing because of  change in moisture % in the atmosphere. As a result the protein profile of the diet needs to be so adjusted to suit the climate change. This needs a expert advice.
         The promoter of GPF Poultry  Feed Supplements has a experience of 26 years in Poultry nutrition and management. In Poultry most common problems are - Production drop, prolapse, weak egg shell, egg size problem etc. Nutritionally. Lysine and Methionine which constitute the important part of Poultry diet needs to be balanced so that it addresses most of the seasonal problems, mentioned above. Unlike some vitamins and minerals, proteins are not stored in the body , they need regular upgradation.. If the Poultry feed is balanced in terms of Lysine and Methionine, a farmer can cut short the net protein in the Feed and save cost.    
The products " Egg Formula", Heat Formula, Wt Formula, Trace Mineral Formula, Toxin Binder Formula,and Copper Formula provide realistic solution , under one umbrella to all the common problems in poultry. To understand the logic behind these formulations, please visit our website-  www.gpfindia.in and read the literature of each product.
Most of the products available in the market for Poultry nutrition lack specific targeting these common problems. Either they Supplement vitamins and antibiotics. As far as vitamins are concerned, bird doesn't need additional vitamins because fat soluble vitamins are already stored in their bodies and additional Supplementation can only invite risk of excessive vitamin toxicities. Antibiotics are not required always untill some bacterial infections are established.
The jist of the nutrition lies in the balanced feeding which automatically controlls most of the problems. Moreover nature provides automatic climate adjustment system in the livestock unless and untill a very poor or unbalanced Feed is given to them.

                               

Cold Storage of Eggs (beat the price down slide)

  In Poultry price of Egg rate fluctuation is very common. Sometimes despite of good demand the prices are not remunerative. It's only because like every other business some market forces are their which manipulate the trend in their favour. To bypass this phase the only solution is to cold storage the end product or the eggs.
In our Northern India, the cold stores are normally used to store the potatoes , fruits or spices. Usually  the temperature varies from 10-12°c inside a potatoes cold store. For eggs  no additional requirement is there. The only care that we should take care is as follows.
1. Only medium sized( 45-50 gm) or small sized ( 25-40 gm) eggs should be stored.It is because oversized eggs normally have thin Egg Shell and with time and humid conditions in store it will further loose its Egg shell quality.
2.Clean Egg should be stored because dirty Egg Shell may bring bacterial infections to the egg in humid environment.
3.Temperature variation in the store should not be more than 3-4 °c .otherwise Egg will loose water during heating and will absorb during cooling inside the store quite often which may spoil the egg quality and Egg Shell quality.
4. Better the egg shell quality while putting the eggs in store, longer will be the time span for which it can stay there. Normally we store it for 3-4 months.
5. After taking out eggs from the store, they should be kept in air for 3-4 hours so that they come to the normal temperature and stop loosing water through Egg Shell. and become dry.
6. Cost  of putting eggs in store for 3-4 months normally comes out to be 20-25 paisa/ Egg  in India.

Cageless Poultry is more of politics than cruelty concern.

Cageless Poultry is  more of politics than cruelty concern.
Initiative by animal lovers in India for a cage free Poultry is more of politics than a cruelty concern. The cage concept was derived from the Western countries and it's not Indian. Indian Poultry Egg cost and selling rate is lowest in the world. A Western lobby, in a bid to destablise this industry in India has propagated this idea. Well wishers across the sea find themselves out of competition. Like China, whose cost effective products have shaken the biggest economies of the world, India can follow the trend for the world Poultry. Indian Govt. shouldn't be driven away by this game plan but can issue some advisory instead of completely banning the cage system.

Thermodynamics and Nutrition

      Thermodynamics & Nutrition.
Thermodynamics is an important science that guides about the path that the  Heat follows in a cooling process or a heating. The heat inflow or outflow never follows a straight route. It takes bumps in between. Based on this fact a no. of industrial and biological  problems  are seen. In metal castings these bumps called latent heat causes causes shrinkages during cooling. Sometimes these. are the reasons for blow holes in a cooled matter.
Biologically, all those patients who are chronically ill face fatal Strokes during the temperature variation periods specially during the sun rising or sun setting periods when the sun starts it's reverse journey or starts rising at the dawn. At this point of time environment  either starts heating up ( sun rising time) or starts cooling ( sun setting time). These bumps in heating or cooling sometime may be the reason for asthma attack in asthma patients and  liver failure in some others facing severe chronic liver disorders.
Accordingly if the diet plans are so formulated that these take care of these superheating or supercooling bumps during Morning and evening periods, a no of serious Strokes can be averted. Alkaline diets can take care of superheating effects produced during sun setting periods. ( Fig.1 ) and reversaly acidic diets can take care of supercooling bumps produced during the sun rising periods. ( Fig. 2). However these claims may not be true in a controlled atmospheric temperatures.
In Poultry birds are fed on a mass scale. A dual feeding plan I.e Acidic during Morning hours and Alkaline during evening hours can boost egg production and controll Heat Stroke mortality and routine mortality to great extent.  High protein Feed can broadly be classified as Acidic Feed and reversaly High calorie Feed can be broadly classified as alkaline Feed.

Innovative formulations in poultry ( A business opportunity)

Innovative formulations ( From GPF Poultry Feed Supplements)
www.gpfindia.in

In  Poultry,  for a very long time same age old  formulations are being used. Antibiotics, vitamin supplements, calcium and antifungal agents with more and less same combinations. Lysine and DL- Methionine in Feed  are  one of the new entrants. But lack of experience and the unavailable practical  data regarding their ratios to use has turned us to hit and trial methods. Sometimes we get results and sometimes don't . Morover the high cost of imported synthetic salts has barred us to make trials at our own. GPF Poultry Feed Supplements, ( www.gpfindia.in), through its promoter, having 26 years of experience in Poultry, has developed certain combinations in herbal Lysine and Methionine to get good FCR and Egg Production in Poultry at a very reasonable costs. A  regular use of these products help in cost cutting of Feed because  the farmer can reduce the % age protein also. The logic behind these formulations is to  change the ph. of the Feed according to the circumstantial requirements of the bird. Though these changes can be made through other means also but through proteins or amino acids, results are excellent.
" Egg Formula" is designed to maintain and improve Egg production in regular and stress times.
" Wt Formula" is designed  for Broilers to get weight in stipulated time frame.
" Heat Formula" is designed to avoid Acidosis during peak summer and save the bird from heat stroke.
Besides these Lysine and Methionine based products, We have another routine products like
" All in one Formula" for complete vitamin and mineral Supplementation.
" Liver Formula" in herbal grade for complete Liver protection
" Trace Mineral Formula"  for good egg shell in layers and good bone strength in Broilers besides having anti  Anemic qualities also.
" Toxin Binder formula" for safeguarding the bird against mycotoxins and mould due to moisture etc.
" Copper Formula"  to practice the traditional concept for fungus protection and anti Anemic qualities.
The promoter promises to bring many more products based on his experience and for day to day requirements of the Poultry. Ours is a  An ISO 9001-2015 certified company.
                         With your support, the company can make a confident  headway during its startup phase and promise you a life long union. Our phone no's +919896040988, +919315567495 email. gpfindia.in@ gmail.com. website. www.gpfindia.in
Thanks.
Mahesh Goel

All in one formula

In Poultry Feed there are a no.of items like vitamins and Mineral that are required for a economic and high performance of the Feed. Separate procurement may be a tedious job with quality risks. All in one Formula provides a complete dose of vitamins and minerals for the good performance of the bird. 200 gm. of "All in one Formula"  is a complete Supplement for the Poultry Feed. It's a production booster,works like a reservoir of vitamins and minerals for the livestock. Dose per quintal of Feed 200gm. It consists of Herbal amino acids as its base. As a result user don't need to add additional Lysine or Methionine in the feed. The composition of this product in terms of Farmers language can be understood as follows.

Composition of  1kg.*"All In One Formula"*

Vit A                 90,000 I.U

B1 B2 B6 B12  1gm Each.

Herbal Methionine + Lysine  550gm

Herbal Liver Tonic       125gm

Trace Mineral  125gm

(Mn 24 gm, Zn 12gm,  Iron 10gm, Cu 10gm, Co 2gm, Iodine 2gm, Se 0.1gm, Calcium 85gm, Phosphorous 40gm.)

Toxin Binder ( pouch)  100 gm.

For Those farmers who wish to start their own feed making and for commercial sale also , we provide them feed formulations also which are completely balanced with minimum of ingredients so that the farmer don't need to collect lot of feed ingredients.

A simple straightway formula with minimum ingredients can be as follows

1.Grain source ( Makka, Bajra etc) 60%

2.Total Protein sources with soya doc minimum 20%)     35%

3. Fat Source (oil)      5%

4. Eating Soda      200gm/quintal

5. Common Salt   200gm/quintal

6. All in One     200gm /quintal

In the market people are making feed with 5% or 10% concentrates. Besides these concentrates they use soya , makka and oil etc.  

With All in One you need not to use these concentrates. Protein content is fully obtained through the feed formula provided by us. Medicinal requirements are full filled by our concentrate "All in One Formula".

For your survival you have to learn feed making one day. So grab this opportunity and let not to be dependent on high cost feed.

How to order it- Please go to our website www.gpfindia.in and make the payment. Give your complete address. The material will reach you in 8-10 days, anywhere in India.

Our contact no.+919896040988,+919315567495  Our facebook page that guides on feed making

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Egg Formula

Egg Formula is designed to benifit all those species who lay eggs. May be they Hens, Pigeons or Honey Bees. It is designed to balance their feed in terms of their Lysine and Methionine to maintain a good egg production, egg shell and prolapse free Bird.  

 Most of the Indian Poultry or other animal Feeds are Methionine or Argenine deficient because of a social stigma we don't use animal based protein source generally. As a result new laying birds either keep on laying pullet eggs for very long periods and their Feed intakes don't  come to a level so easily. Keeping in view these practical limitations "Egg Formula" is so designed that the desired production results are achieved. Besides a balanced Herbal Amino acids it contains Vitamins, Minerals and Trace Minerals. Most of routine Production boosters in Feed Supplements provide only additional vitamins and minerals. Egg formula dose is 100gm- 200gm/ quintal of Feed ( regular) Its a non water soluble preparation so dont put it in water. It is to be used in feed only. We provide it direct to the farmer through the parcel service of Indian Post. It dan be delievered at village address also. 

How to order it- Please go to our website www.gpfindia.in and make the payment. Give your complete address. The material will reach you in 8-10 days, anywhere in India.

Our contact nos +919896040988,+919315567495 (India)

Economics of Poultry Farming ( A insight view)

  Unemployment is a problem worldwide. Highly qualified youths are not finding jobs matching to their intellect. Self employment or self entrepreneurship is the only way out. Poultry Farming is thought to be the easiest way out for rural youths with lot of land and funds available. Though this is a highly technical and skilful job, but due to hereditary cattle Farming trend,it is assumed to be simple. Like any other trade if you now the economics of the trade, you are likely to be more successful.
Let me talk of Broiler Farming first because it can be started with minimum investment and easy to start within small Sheds. A grown up Broiler of 2 Kg Wt. requires 2 Square ft. of space though a chick requires less than 1/2 sq.ft of space. So shed should be constructed keeping in view the requirements of a grown up bird. Water drinkers are to be arranged @ 1 drinker/ feeder per 20 Chicks or 15 grown up birds. Size of the drinkers and feeders also varies with the size of the birds. Usually two sized drinkers and feeders are arranged. One day chick of Broiler costs around Rs 15-30/-. A highly concentrated Feed costing Rs 35-40/- Kg is fed to these chicks. Now a days crum Feed is given which is in the form of crums so that with every bite, the bird gets complete dose of vitamins etc. 2Kg of Feed plus labour, medicines and shed expenses add up to cost Rs 70/- Kg bird. The sale price usually varies from Rs 75/- to 125/- Kg. In 45 days of age, bird attains a weight of 2 Kg approx. After the sale of this flock, the shed is thoroughly sanitised to make it ready for the next flock. ( To know more about rearing part of Broilers you can seeblog......https://plus.google.com/110483914753335459349/posts/PitNAKABXdy)
Next let's talk about Layer farming-
Layer Farming is a full fledged business where you can neither start it nor close it at short notice. Birds are reared in cages these days. A adult bird requires about 0.75 sq. ft of covered space whereas chick, grown in cages requires much lesser space. Three types of cages and Sheds are required. One for Chicks, second for the growers and finally for the layers. The one day chick costs Rs 35/- and feeding it for 4-5 months costs additional Rs 180- 190/- Thus a grown up layer bird costs around Rs 225/-. The shed construction for layer birds cost around  Rs 350/- bird. The required Land, Godowns and the grower Sheds costs extra to Rs 225/- bird ( grown up). Thus a total cost for starting a new layer farm costs Rs 800/- bird. This includes everything including land. ( Land prices calculated @ 15-20 Lac per acre) There is a specialised labour to construct Sheds for layers. A chick consumes approx 7 Kg Feed to be grown in to layer stage.( To know rearing part please see...https://plus.google.com/110483914753335459349/posts/PitNAKABXdy) .  Normally a bird takes 100-110 gm Feed daily to give an egg after 26 hours of time. It means 100 birds at maximum can give about 98 eggs. However this % age will go down gradually with the age of the bird . The market rate of a Egg varies from Rs.3/- to 4.50/-egg.. The Feed cost comes out to be Rs 19-20/- Kg. Usually the rated life of a layer birds is 325 eggs in a laying year. The bird is assumed to be retired after this period. Thus 5- 6 months of grower stage plus 1 year of laying make it to 1.5 year age of a layer bird. After this period complete flock is sold as culled.The rate of culled bird varies from Rs 16/- kg- 50/- Kg depending upon the demand and supply. On an average a bird should give a profit of Rs 100/- after repaying a interest  of 10% ( annual) on your investment.
With the upgradation of knowledge and competitive capabilities, now a days layers are kept for another six month after their retirement age after a process called " MOLTING". ( MOLTING is a complete subject . To know more visit my upcoming blogs). MOLTING process cost around Rs 10/- bird and a time of 30 days. The quality of Egg is improved after that. Moreover sometimes lean period can be bypassed by indulging in MOLTING.
Poultry manure is another additional source of income. A 10,000 bird farm can get about 1000 sq ft. of manure fetching about 20,000/-a year.

Poultry Farming ( A complete guide)

Commercial Poultry Farming is basically is divided into three categories.
1. Hatchery  - Layer or Broiler
2. Layer Farming
3. Broiler Farming
Hatchery involves hatching eggs, obtained from mating male & female birds of Poultry called parent or grand parent. In ancient times it used to be a natural process, performed by hen itself. But with the commercialisation of Poultry, this is done with machines. The Chicks are produced in bulks to suit the requirements of a farm. The parent and the grand parent are obtained from pure line breeders. The Chicks may be Broiler or the layer according to their parent breed. Eggs of the parent birds are collected every day and the so collected eggs are kept in Hatcher for a scheduled period at the same time so that the Chicks, coming out have same date of birth. Hatchery business is quite profitable in most of the less developed Poultry states because these can't meet the demand for Chicks due to short supply. The rates of saleable Chicks varies between Rs 15-20 The thrust area in hatcheries is to keep the hatchery free from virus and bacterial diseases so that the quality of Chicks is good.
Layer Farming is to get table eggs for consumption. Layer farmer get  one day Chicks from hatcheries and rear it for about 5 months to get eggs from them. One day Chicks are quite delicate and need expert brooding. The price of one day chick in India is approx. Rs 35/- Brooding period is from 0-6 week. Temperature management of the brooder, specially in winters is quite important. In first week it ranges from 90-95°F. Brooder pneumonia is very common in winter when the brooder temp. is not up to the requirements of the bird. The vaccination schedule should be followed strictly to be safe from various diseases. Debeaking ( touching) is done at the age of 1 month so that birds don't peck each other. Nutritionally the bird should be given energy levels of 3200-3300 kcal/ Kg and the protein should be kept 22-23% so that bird's growth match the ratings.
After 6 week of age it is grower stage when the Skelton of the bird is fully developed and it attains the weight. At this age , the protein level may be reduced to 16-17%.. Gumboro, wing rot, Maereck's disease can spoil the flock in this period so we have to keep the bio security level up to date.
At the age of 16 weeks bird starts laying and it attains a peak by the age of 22 weeks. A good nutrition at this age prolongs the laying period with least routine problems like prolapse, Weak Egg Shell, production drops and Ranikhet disease etc. The protein % should be 17-18% at this age. After the age of 72 weeks, the bird should be retired and culled for the sake of best economics. During the last legg of laying sometimes oversize Egg size creates a big issue. By manipulating the protein level of the Feed  this problem can be addressed to some level.
In India the most common Feed constituents of the Poultry Feed are - Maize, Bajra, Jowar, Rice kani, DOC Soya, GNE ( Ground nut extract, obtained from solvent plants after extracting oil from the groundnut), DOC Mustard, DOC Rice Bran, Rice Polish, Marble grit and powder( for Egg Shell formation), Vitamin and Mineral Supplements, mould inhibitors and Dicalcium phosphate etc. The grain % is kept between 50-60% depending upon the age of the bird and the climate. Similarly protein % varies from 15%-18% The manufacturing cost of good layer feed comes around Rs 20/-. and a single bird consumes around 7 Kg of Feed by the time it comes to laying age. This costs Rs 200- 225/- a bird for complete rearing.
In India, Egg market is very competitive. High FCR ( Feed conversion ratio) and disease free Bird can only make the farmer survive. Amino acid Supplementation and the molting of birds are the latest cost cutting tools.
Broiler farming-. Broiler is a bird developed for the rapid weight gain. Like layers, one day Chicks are procured from the hatcheries. One day chick cost around Rs 10- 30/- depending on demand and supply.They are given highly concentrated feeds so the bird attains a Wt of about 2 Kg in 45-50 days. Brooding is just like layer birds.( Explained above) It costs around Rs 80/- Kg a bird to rear and the saleable rate varies from Rs 70- 120/-.Since the birds are on a fast forward mode, chances of getting viral and the bacterial diseases is much more as compared to the layers.Supplementation of vitamins, minerals, antibiotics and proper vaccination are the shortcuts to safe Farming.
     In India, most of the people in Broiler industry, operate at very small scale, they can't afford to manufacture Feed at their farm. They have to purchase ready made Feed for their birds. Sometimes due to under quality Feed, the bird don't  attain weight at right time and it takes 60-70 days to attain a Wt. of 2Kg. This proves quite uneconomical. Fatty liver syndrome, lichi disease and Heat Stoke are the common reason for mortality. The rates of the saleable birds fluctuate so often that the small farmers get ruined.
      Some big breeders are going for integration practice in Broiler industry these days where the Chicks and Feed is supplied by the breeders . The saleable Broilers are also purchased back by them after deducting the labour rates. This is proving boon in some areas.
     In India Haryana, Panjab, Hyderabad in A.P,  are the leading areas in Poultry.Uttar Pradesh Govt. is offering subsidy of 25% to set up Poultry there. Since the availability of raw material and the consumption of Poultry Products is maximum in Uttar Pradesh, this state can be the future hub of Poultry.

Over Supplementation of Vitamins is hazardous

Common practice in Poultry is additional Supplementation of vitamins and antibiotics besides giving regular doses, whenever there is slight fluctuation in egg production. In some regions there is practice of additional Supplementation course for a week or so every month.
Modern nutritionists don't recommend this because every vitamin, mineral or antibiotic has a toxic effect after some limit. Fat soluble vitamins like vitamin A, Vitamin D and Vitamin E are stored in the liver and can be the strongest reason for fatty liver syndrome. Similarly water soluble vitamins like vitamin B and Vitamin C produces Heat stress when used in overdoses.
Haphazard use of Antibiotics should also be avoided. Resistance to most of the antibiotics is felt against most of the antibiotic salts. So these should be avoided unless required. Balanced diet feeding is the only natural remedy to this problem.

Artificial light & Heat Stress in Poultry.

Artificial light at night reduces Heat stress in Poultry.
It's a general perception that light at night may cause heating effect in Poultry. But in reality it's reverse. In my previous blog I had shared my experience that in hot and humid times the mortality is due to Acidosis conditions  in the evening peak hours of temperature. It's because due to severe panting, the bird looses most of its electrolytes. Sodium, Pottasium are lost as a result severe Acidosis is developed. Supplementation of electrolytes is one of the solution but its not instant result giving. We are to keep their protein profile in such a way that in the evening alkaline proteins are given more. It gives instant results.
Similarly if we give high intensity light at night , it also produces alkaline effect and reduces Heat stress mortality. The mortality due to Acidosis is always in the evening hours when the sun is going to set.  GPF Poultry Feed Supplements has launched a product " Heat Formula" , based on their experience. The complete product can be seen at their website www.gpfindia.in

Natural remedy for "Wing rot" in poultry-

Wingrot is a serious bacterial disease in Poultry. Birds starts pecking each other leading to extensive bleeding. The affected birds becomes drowsy and found dead after some time. The dead birds seems crushed under the other birds.
Though Amoxcilline is known to be effective against this infection, but some natural remedies give instant results. Totally omitting the salt from their Feed and giving iron Supplementation  proves boon for them. As soon as the bird starts recovering, we can slowly start giving them salt at the recommended ratio as per the climate. Maintaining a high hygein level also plays a crucial role.

Litter Management in Poultry.

Problem of wet litter in Poultry is very common these days. As a result of this- problem of flies, insects and smell arise to the discomfort of nearby residents. Loss of nutrients through excreta is also a monetary loss to the Poultry farmer.Initially it was thought to be a result of high fibre diets only. But this parameter is not sufficient for this anomly. High salt Toxicity, High acidifier Toxicity, High fatty liver syndrome or some bacterial infection may be one of the reason. Preparing a checklist and turning out the possible reason is the only  cost effective remedy.

Egg Size in Poultry ( A guide to managing egg size)

Managing Egg size in Poultry is a very challenging task. In most of the countries like India, eggs are sold by no's and not by Wt. Morover the problem of Weak Egg Shell and breakage during transportation is more in larger sized eggs. Sometimes pullet sized eggs also create a big problem because customer don't demand this size Egg.
Practically speaking bird's body is like a scooter engine. At optimum performance, the average fuel consumption is low with more mileage and with good health of the engine. Similarly in birds when the protein and energy levels are  perfectly balanced, Egg size, FCR and bird's health are perfect. In new birds sometime pullet sized Egg is so severe that it creates marketing problems. If we increase the Methionine content in the Feed slightly, we get some relief. Similarly in aged birds if we decrease the protein % of the Feed slightly, the egg size is reduced without affecting the % Egg production. The egg shell thickness also improves automatically with the balancing of the Feed.

Amino Acid Supplementation

Discussions on recent development in Poultry nutrition, in the magazine " Poultry Nutrition" supports the use of amino acids in early stage of Broilers. A theme strongly supported by GPF, ever since it's conception. Amino acids are cost cutting tools to Poultry feeding. With Supplementation of Lysine and Methionine in right ratio, Poultry Feed gives equally good results even at low protein levels. GPF Poultry Feed Supplements have a ready made solution to achieve this aim of good egg production , early weight gain etc.

Poultry Nutrition (Guide to feed manufacturing)

Poultry Nutrition from commercial point of view involves best results in terms of Egg Production or earliest Wt gain in broilers at least cost. For egg producing layers we keep protein levels at 15-23%( depending on the age of the bird). The protein sources available in our country is mostly Soya, Ground nut, Mustard, Fish, Guar, Sun flower and distillery byproducts etc. The energy levels are kept 3000- 3500 kcal/ Kg The sources of cheapest energy are Maize, wheat, millets, rice and oils & fats etc. Besides this vitamin supplements, Mineral mixtures, marble grit powder and anti fungal medicines are essential for Feed preparations. The quality of raw material directly effects the production results.
For layer Chicks we keep the protein levels to 20-21% whereas we decrease it with the age.The minimum may be 13-14% at the age of 70-72 weeks.
In Broilers we keep both the energy levels and protein levels very high so that the desired Wt is attained at right time. Since Broilers are kept at fast track mode to attain Wt., infection risks are always there.
Proper mixing of Feed ingredients is always beneficial for good results. Now a days nutritionists suggest Feed Supplementation with amino acids to keep the production levels up. But their use require expertise to use them in balanced form. In balanced state of these amino acids we can cut down the protein levels to some level. GPF Poultry Feed Supplements provide ready made solutions to this. Egg Formula and Wt. Formula are specially designed to achieve these aims.

 

 

Weak Egg Shell ( Remedial measures)

Weak shell in Poultry sometimes causes huge loses. Some of the prime reasons may be as follows.

a) Immunity breakdown and some viral infection which may cause 100% shell less eggs and causing lameness in the birds.

b) Nutrient imbalance in the Feed causing a hole in almost 50-60% eggs.

c) Protein imbalance in Feed which causes rough and smooth less egg shells . The egg shell becomes quite thin.

Remedies- Proper vaccination and keeping the good immunity level is the only solution for the first type.

Second type of Weak Egg Shell is mainly due to calcium- Phosphorus imbalance. A good calcium- phosphorous Supplement may solve the problem.

Third type of Weak Egg Shell may be caused with haphazard use of proteins and amino acids, without balancing them. Generally aged birds which don't require much of proteins face such challenge.

Care your chickens in humid times

Indian poultry faces different weathers during the year. Sometimes it's very hot and humid and sometimes its very cold and dry. Though the farmers put all their efforts to save their chickens from these adverse conditions but these physical methods sometimes don't come up to the expectations as far as results are concerned. Dietary changes are must for the farm to survive.

Proteins and calories requirements altogether change with the change in climate. For example, Rajasthan in India is very dry and hot whereas sea coastal areas are hot and humid, Himachal is cold and humid as far as climate is concerned. If you analyze the eating pattern of these states, you will agree that the same changes are required for other livestock also. If we don't change this, different type of bacterial infections crop up. Humid environment invites the requirement of more of proteins than the dry weather. Similarly at cold temp. energy requirements are increased. Water intake of the bird also needs to be monitored climatically. Higher water intake suggest bird feeling hot inside and needs to be taken care of.

Careful watch of every activity of the bird provides solution to every problem.

More details: http://www.gpfindia.in/product/heat-stress-management-poultry

Count your chickens before they hatch ( A guide to good brooding)

A good brooding results in good production results during the laying period. Different breeds of Broilers and layers recommend weight achievement schedule for their Chicks, they supply. Their vaccination schedule and Feed formulations are also suggested. These recommendations are based on practical field results. If the farmer strictly adhere to these recommendations, chances of problems are very few. Timely debeaking, shifting, spacing and providing immunity boosters further safeguard the birds. During the brooding, the brooder temperature also plays an important part. The temperature chart provided by the Chicks company should be followed very strictly. Proper sanitation provides additional immunity from the bacterial and viral infections.

Heat Stroke in Poultry (Guide to poultry management in heat stress)

Managing Poultry in hot weather conditions is not a easy job. Hot weather is of two types. 

1.One when temperature is very high but the humidity is very low.

2. When the temperature and the humidity both are high.

In the first condition, the temperature usually rises after 12.00 P.M. In the morning bird feels comfortable and takes normal Feed. Again in the evening, the weather becomes pleasant.  Mostly the product don't drop much in such conditions. Moreover the physical method prove very effective in cooling. Like coolers, sprinklers or foggers etc.

In the second type of heat stress normally the day and night temperature don't  vary  much. As a result bird don't get a chance to recover it's Feed intake and it keeps sinking in the stress zone. The mortality and the drop in production is very high in this stage.

       Practically speaking this is the toughest time to handle Poultry. Dual feeding pattern i.e. feeding acidic Feed in the morning and the slightly alkaline in the evening give good results. Electrolytes do help sometimes but not much. Moreover with electrolytes production results don't improve. Heat Formula by GPF Poultry Feed Supplements is the best ready-made solution to such needs. It is to be given @ 50 gm/ 1000 birds during the peak hot hours. The results are amazing. It is cost effective also because you don't need to give it regular. Our contact nos +919896040988,+919315567495 (India)