The amount of cotton meal in different animal feed

The amount of cotton meal in different animal feed

1. Chicken feed

10% - 20% of the diet can be used in broilers, 5% - 15% of the diet can be used in laying hens, and the amount of meal without detoxification treatment in the diet should not exceed 5%.

2. Pig feed

Generally, suckling pigs and piglets do not need cotton meal, which can be used to 10% - 20% in the diet of adult pigs and 3% - 5% in sows.

3. Cattle feed

Cotton meal is a constipation feed raw material, which must be used with sesame meal and other soft feed raw materials. Generally, the feed consumption of dairy cattle should be 20% - 35% of the concentrate. When feeding fine cattle, it is appropriate to lower than 20% of the concentrate, and it should be matched with high-quality roughage with high carotene content. Beef cattle can generally account for 30% - 40% of the concentrate.

4. Sheep feed

The cotton meal used in the sheep feed should be mixed with high-quality concentrate, and the dosage should not exceed 50% of the concentrate.

When buying cotton meal, observe its color and shape. The sensory characteristics are small pieces or cakes, the color is fresh and consistent yellowish brown, the black fragment shaped cottonseed shell is less, the lint is less, and there is no mildew and caking. Hold a handful of cotton meal in your hand, carefully observe whether there is any doping, and estimate the proportion of cottonseed shell and the content of lint. If the content of cottonseed hull and lint is high, the quality of cottonseed meal is poor. Crude protein was lower and crude fiber was higher.

The moisture content shall not exceed 12%. Grasp a handful of cottonseed meal and loosen it. If the cottonseed meal is held in a lump, the water content is high; if it is loose, the water content is low. Pour the cotton meal and observe the hand residue. If there is more residue, the water content is higher, and vice versa. Feel the humidity of cotton meal with your hand. Generally, the temperature is high and the moisture is high. If you feel hot, a large number of piles are likely to spontaneous combustion.

Because cotton meal is highly likely to be infected with aflatoxin, it will cause slow growth when eaten by livestock and poultry, and aflatoxin test can be carried out when necessary.