Mixing feed for more tailored layer rations

Mixing feed, rather than buying in rations, allows farmers to tailor diets with precision. Photo: Poultry World
Mixing feed, rather than buying in rations, allows farmers to tailor diets with precision. Photo: Poultry World
More egg producers are switching from bought-in feed to tailored, home-mixed rations which can offer a greater level of flexibility, improved layer productivity and cost management. In the past home mixing has been associated with being a dirty, imprecise task using heavy, noisy on-farm mixing equipment. However, now, few producers invest in the milling equipment itself, instead they opt to work hand-in-hand with a feed and nutrition company which can offer a mobile service. One such company i


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Jon Riley Freelance Journalist - specialising in agriculture and rural affairs.