Agro Prime Blog
Poultry & farming guides written for Ghana
Straight-talking advice from our hatchery team: prices, brooding, vaccines, feed and profit — everything a Ghanaian poultry farmer needs to succeed.
Straight-talking advice from our hatchery team: prices, brooding, vaccines, feed and profit — everything a Ghanaian poultry farmer needs to succeed.
Feeding & NutritionBlood meal is the most protein-dense feed ingredient (~94%) and the richest source of lysine, but heat damage and palatability make it easy to get wrong. Here is how to source, judge and include it in a Ghanaian ration.
Feeding & NutritionFats and oils are the most concentrated energy in a ration. Here is how much to add, which types suit Ghana, and how to avoid rancidity and pellet problems.
Feeding & NutritionCottonseed cake is cheap local protein that works well in broilers but must be limited in layers because of gossypol. Here are the safe inclusion limits for Ghana.
Feeding & NutritionGroundnut cake is a strong local poultry protein — but it is lysine-short and the ingredient most likely to carry aflatoxin. Here is how to use it safely in Ghana.
Feeding & NutritionLow-tannin sorghum is the strongest local substitute for maize in poultry feed, replacing up to about 70% of the grain. The one make-or-break factor is tannin. Here is how to use it in Ghana.
Feeding & NutritionWheat bran is a bulky, high-fibre, low-energy feed valued for protein, phosphorus and gut conditioning, not for fuelling growth. Here is how to use it without loosening droppings or holding birds back.
Feeding & NutritionRice bran is a cheap energy-and-protein extender for Ghanaian poultry, but its oil goes rancid fast and its fibre and phytate cap how much you can use. Here is how to use it well.
Feeding & NutritionBrewers' spent grain is a cheap, protein-rich feed — but it is 75–80% water and spoils in days, so the whole game is drying it fast.
Feeding & NutritionPalm kernel cake is a cheap local by-product that can replace part of your maize and soybean — best used in modest amounts with the right enzyme.
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