Important factors and basics in diet formulation and management.
Hello everyone: Today we will see about some of the intresting things about diet formulation for selected species. Feed formulation is an important process and various factors involved in this process. It is a process by which the diet must satisfy the nutritional requirements of target species. Important constituents in feed: 1. Body builders - Protein, minerals, salt. 2. Energy providers - Carbohydrates, fats. 3. Regulators - Vitamins. These above mentioned are some of the factors must be present in feed to fulfill the nutritional requirements of species. Factors to be considered: 1. Nutritional requirements of species. 2. Ingredients. 3. Digestibility . 4. Required gross energy and energy produced by the feed. 5. Interactions between minerals, vitamins etc.. The quality of ingredients vary based on the season, soil texture, method of harvesting, processing, storage. These factors may alter the nutritional composition of the ingredients. The ingredients must be che