OSTRICH
FEEDING PROGRAM
AGROFEED LTD.’S OWN-DEVELOPED OSTRICH FEEDS The Agrofeed Ltd. created its full value compound feed lines for ostrich’s partly based on its own experiences on the domestic market, and partly based on the international literature. The starter, grower and finisher feeds satisfy the requirements of the growing and the fattening flocks. The well-tried and proven feeding protocol for ostrich livestock: Starter feed (mashed) until the age of 8 weeks, form 9 to 24 weeks of age pelleted grower feed (transition period from starter to grower feed is required!), and from 25 weeks of age till slaughtering finisher feed. From 25 weeks of age, for the breeder flocks the breeder grower feed is required. 3-4 weeks prior the start of the breeding period we have to start the conversion to the layer feed. Feeding good quality green forages or grass hay is fundamental requirement for the healthy development of the ostriches and for the right production of the breeder stocks.
Crude Protein Crude Fat Crude Fibre Ca P Na Lysine Methionine Vitamin A Vitamin D3 Vitamin E
Agrofeed Ltd.’s Ostrich FEEDS Ostrich starter Ostrich grower Ostrich finisher complete feed complete feed complete feed
% % % % % % % % NE/kg NE/kg mg/kg
21,00 4,00 6,70 1,29 0,82 0,18 1,15 0,55 10 000,00 3 200,00 54,00
18,00 3,70 8,20 1,23 0,73 0,18 0,95 0,45 10 000,00 3 200,00 49,50
Ostrich breeder grower complete feed Crude Protein Crude Fat Crude Fibre Ca P Na Lysine Methionine Vitamin A Vitamin D3 Vitamin E
% % % % % % % % NE/kg NE/kg mg/kg
16,00 2,60 10,10 1,40 0,77 0,18 0,69 0,35 10 000,00 3 200,00 45,00
16,20 3,80 9,40 1,17 0,71 0,16 0,80 0,42 10 000,00 3 200,00 45,00
Ostrich layer complete feed 17,00 3,00 10,10 2,50 0,77 0,18 1,00 0,48 10 000,00 3 200,00 145,00
The suggested exact intervals of the different feeding phases, and the suggested feed quantity always depends from the applicated feeding technology of the farm and the available raw materials. In case of questions about feeding or any other professional topic, Agrofeed Ltd.’s consultants are open to help you.
International professional suggestions
In the following sheets you can find some important international suggestions about feeding of the ostriches.
Ostrich feed, suggested vitamin- and microelements level 1. table Unit GROWER GROWER-FINISHER LAYER
Vitamin A Vitamin D3 Vitamin E Vitamin K3 Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Niacin Pantothenate Vitamin B12 Vitamin B6 Colin-chloride Folic acid Biotin Manganese Zinc Copper Iodine Iron Selenium
NE/kg NE/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg
12 000,00 3 000,00 40,00 3,00 3,00 8,00 60,00 14,00 0,10 4,00 500,00 2,00 0,20 120,00 80,00 15,00 0,50 35,00 0,30
9 000,00 2 000,00 10,00 2,00 1,00 5,00 60,00 8,00 0,01 3,00 150,00 1,00 0,01 80,00 50,00 15,00 1,00 20,00 0,15
2. table Crude Protein % Crude Fat % Crude Fibre % Ca % P% ME (MJ/kg) Lysine Methionine Threonine Tryptophan
15 000,00 2 500,00 30,00 3,00 2,00 8,00 45,00 18,00 0,10 4,00 500,00 1,00 0,10 120,00 90,00 15,00 1,00 35,00 0,30
Possible nutrient levels Starter Grower Maintenance
Breeder
17-20 2,50 13,50 1,20-1,50 0,50-0,70 11-12 1,00 0,30-0,40 0,73 0,24
12-14 2,50 17,50 2,00-3,50 0,60-0,65 8-10 0,60 0,27 0,57 0,21
15-17 2,50 17,50 1,00-1,60 0,50-0,65 9-10 0,75 0,30-0,35 0,59 0,19
12-14 2,50 16,25 0,90-1,40 0,60 8-10 0,60 0,19-0,25 0,41 0,16
Source: Johnson (1999)
Source: Degen et al. (1991)
Nutritional values of raw materials in ostrich feeD Crude Crude Crude Metabolizable Calcium Phosphor Lysine Methionine Cystine Protein Fat Fibre energy 3. table Corn Wheat Wheat bran Barley Oats Sorghum Soybean meal Soybean crust Sunflower meal Rapeseed meal Alfalfa meal DDGS Corn CGF Yeast Fishmeal Meat- & Bone meal Lime MCP
% 8,00 11,50 15,00 11,00 11,00 9,00 46,00 12,00 35,00 35,00 17,50 28,00 19,00 44,00 60,00 50,00 -
% 3,80 1,80 3,50 1,80 4,70 3,00 1,50 2,00 1,50 1,50 2,50 8,00 3,00 2,00 8,00 12,00 -
% 2,20 3,00 10,00 5,50 10,80 2,40 5,00 40,00 19,00 12,00 25,00 7,00 8,00 2,50 -
MJ/kg 14,00 12,70 8,00 11,40 10,50 12,90 9,80 3,50 7,00 7,00 4,50 11,00 7,50 11,30 12,50 11,50 -
% 0,02 0,05 0,10 0,05 0,06 0,04 0,30 0,49 0,35 0,70 1,70 0,20 0,10 0,30 5,00 8,00 38,00 16,00
% 0,30 0,33 1,10 0,35 0,32 0,32 0,65 0,21 1,05 1,05 0,25 0,80 0,80 1,40 3,00 4,00 22,70
% 0,23 0,33 0,60 0,40 0,44 0,21 2,90 0,64 1,23 1,90 0,75 0,69 0,59 3,08 4,50 2,55 -
% 0,16 0,18 0,23 0,18 0,18 0,16 0,67 0,12 0,79 0,74 0,25 0,57 0,33 0,66 1,65 0,65 -
% 0,18 0,26 0,32 0,25 0,32 0,17 0,71 0,07 0,61 0,87 0,20 0,43 0,42 0,48 0,57 0,50 -
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