Increasing the maximum utilization rate of feed and reducing unnecessary losses is very necessary for the majority of farmers, and is an important way to improve the efficiency of farming. There are many reasons for the waste of feed, specifically, direct and indirect waste.
First, reduce direct waste, the placement of the trough is too high, which will affect the feeding of the chicken. If the placement is too low, the chicken will easily play the feed and cause waste. Therefore, the height of the trough should be appropriate, with the upper jaw being 2 cm higher than the chicken back. Strengthen the management of the sink. Leaking water in the sink, insufficient level, and cleaning the sink by the breeder will cause the water in the sink to flow into the trough, causing the feed to be moist and mild. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the management of the sink in automatic poultry farming.
Second, reduce indirect waste and use high-quality feed. Insufficient, lacking or imbalanced proportions of nutrients such as energy and protein often reduce the productivity of chickens and indirectly cause feed waste. However, the use of high-quality feed can fully meet the needs of chicken growth, development and egg production, so that the conversion efficiency of feed is highest. If the temperature of the house is too high or too low, the metabolic rate of the chicken will increase, and the consumption of feed nutrients will increase, resulting in waste of feed. Therefore, various effective measures must be taken to adjust the temperature of the house to keep it between 13 and 23 °C. Ensure that the lighting is reasonable. The laying time of the laying hen is too long, the intensity is too large, the feed consumption will increase; the light time is too short, the intensity is too small, and it is not conducive to laying eggs. Therefore, to develop a reasonable lighting system, the occurrence of chicken disease will directly affect the birth and laying of chickens, indirectly causing waste of feed. Therefore, it is necessary to seriously carry out chicken immunization and deworming health care through the development of a scientific epidemic prevention plan.