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I am new...and interested in beef processing |
Posted by: safecuts - 01-19-2016, 09:39 PM - Forum: Introduction
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Hi guys,
I am new here and I think this forum is fabulous! I would appreciate information on the set up of a small scale abattoir...and beef processing. Any ideas, information or materials? Please help out!!
My strong point is business planning, and I would be glad to share!!
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Raising Broilers For Profit |
Posted by: Hunter - 12-30-2015, 03:46 PM - Forum: Livestock Farming
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Below are some valuable info I got from some guys in nairaland and I wish to share them with you.
1. To succeed target hotels, eateries and cold rooms, or start your own outlet. Selling live birds is only sustainable under small scale and seasonal.
2. Rear 1000-10,000 birds per batch to make reasonable profit. Harvest should be at least weekly.
3. Feed adlibitum so that they grow fast. But introducing few hours of no feed will increase feed efficiency. A well-managed flock will weigh between 1.8-2.4kg in 6-7wks and upon dressing, will weigh between 1.4-1.8kg. this is the standard weight for most eateries.
4. Some companies that buy live birds pay between N410-600/kg live weight. Eateries and some cold rooms pay N600-820/bird dressed weight.
5. Profit Expectation: N150-250/bird.
6. Possible Needs: Cold room, defeathering machine.
Thanks.
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Milk Yield of A Goat |
Posted by: Danny - 12-30-2015, 03:40 PM - Forum: Livestock Farming
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Hello keepers of Nigerian dwarf goats, from your experience, how much milk does a goat produce per milking cycle? If you can't estimate that, how much do they produce per day on average? It will be nice if you also tell me what and how much you feed them because these can influence milk production. Thanks.
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Deworming |
Posted by: Henlus - 12-26-2015, 10:40 PM - Forum: Livestock Farming
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Often growers reared on deep litter suffer from roundworm infestation of the intestines and sometimes also from tapeworms, especially if the farm is located around wet fields. As a routine precaution therefore, the birds should be dewormed at 16 weeks of age or in the 18th week, a few days before they are to be transferred to laying cages. Otherwise, the worms eat the feed consumed by the birds and their health may deteriorate, which can hamper the onset of egg-laying. Piperazine, robendol, levamisole, thiobendazole and zodex are the drugs used to remove roundworms, while kalbend, panacur, taenil, helmonil and dicestal are used against tapeworms at the recommended dosage levels. Stop watering for two hours before administering deworming drugs and then allow limited levels of medicated water to ensure that the required dosage of medicine is consumed by the birds without any wastage through left-over water.
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Broiler Finisher to Rabbits? |
Posted by: Trimex - 12-26-2015, 10:13 PM - Forum: Livestock Farming
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Hello all, I live in a country where there is nothing like commercial rabbit feed, so I'm wondering if broiler finisher will be good for rabbits. If it is, what is the feed conversion ratio like? I'll be feeding grass also for fiber.
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