Analytical Facillities

Feed and Water Testing Laboratory

Nutrition has a major role in Poultry Production as feed costs about 70% of the total recurring expenditures. Thus in order to produce economical and quality production of meat & eggs, the poultry feed manufactured and made available to poultry farmers must be balanced and meet optimum standards. The quality of raw materials used in poultry feeds fluctuates widely between the regions and seasons, thus adversely affecting the quality. Feed Testing Laboratory was established in 1980, in order to provide facilities for the chemical analysis of ingredients as well as determining the quality of poultry feed.

Importance of Feed Testing

Balanced poultry diet is very critical for profitable poultry enterprise. It provides energy for proper function of body and is required to reach maximum production potential of flock. Good quality diet also strengthens bird’s ability to combat various diseases by enhancing its immunity.

A poultry diet should have balanced amount of protein, fat, fiber, mineral and energy contents for efficient performance of bird. It should not have high moisture contents which supports fungal growth and mycotoxin production in feed. Feed should not contain mycotoxin as they are detrimental to poultry health and production.

It is advisable to get your poultry diet analyzed if your flock has low weight gain, decreased egg production, weak egg shell, recurrent health problems, cannibalism, non-uniformity, lesions in digestive track, diarrhea and feather dropping.

Feed Testing Lab at Poultry Research Institute provides for chemical tests to check quality of poultry diet. It is an authorized Lab in Punjab to conduct such tests under Punjab Animals Compound Feed and Feedstuff Ordinance, 2016.

List of Tests in Feed and Water 

Poultry Feed and Feed Ingredients

Sr. No.

Name of Test

1.

Dry Matter/Moisture Test

2.

Crude Protein Test

3.

Crude Fat Test

4.

Crude Fiber Test

5.

Total Ash Test

6.

Metabolizable Energy

7.

Aflatoxin B1 Test Through ELISA

8.

Free Fatty Acid Test

9.

KOH Solubility

10.

Urease Activity

11.

Mineral Analysis  of Feed (Sodium, Potassium ,Calcium)

Poultry Drinking Water

Sr. No.

Name of Test

1.

pH of water

2.

Total dissolved solids(TDS)

3.

Total Hardness

4.

Sodium(Na)

5.

Potassium (K)

6.

Chloride (Cl)

7.

Calcium (Ca)

8.

Sulphate

9.

Nitrate

Note: Feed and Water samples can also be sent through postal services along with required charges on a bank draft to Director, Poultry Research Institute, Rawalpindi.

Test Charges in Feed Testing

Sr. No

Name of Test

Cost of Analysis

1

Moisture %

200

2

Crude Protein %

200

3

Crude Fat %

200

4

Crude Fiber %

200

5

Total Ash %

150

6

Proximate analysis (PA)

950

6

Aflatoxin B1 (ppb)

2000

7

Metabolizable Energy (kcal/kg)

800

Total

3750

Level For Nutrients

Class of Poultry

Moisture % (Max.)

Crude Protein %

Crude Fat % (Min.)

Crude Fiber %

Total Ash % (Max.)

ME Keal/kg

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Chick Starter

12

17.0-20

2

3.0-5.5

9

2600-2800

Grower / Prelayer

12

14-17

2

3.0-7.0

9

2600-2800

Layer Feed

12

15-17

2

3.0-5.5

13

2600-2800

Broiler Starter

12

18-22

2

3.0-6.0

9

2700-2900

Broiler Finisher

12

17-20

2

3.0-6.0

9

2700-3000

Broiler Breeder Starter

12

17-20

2

3.0-6.0

9

2700-2900

Broiler Breeder Grower

12

14-16

2

3.0-7.0

9

2700-2900

Broiler Breeder Prelayer

12

15-17

2

3.0-6.0

10

2700-2900

Broiler Breeder Layer

12

15-17

2

3.0-6.0

13

2700-2900

Layer Breeder Starter

12

17-20

2

3.0-6.0

9

2700-2900

GP Breeder Starter

12

17-19

2

3.0-6.0

9

2700-2900

GP Breeder Grower

12

14-16

2

3.0-7.0

9

2700-2900

Broiler Breeder Male

12

15-17

2

3.0-6.0

13

2700-2900

Layer Breeder Male

12

13-16

2

3.0-7.0

9

2700-2900

Layer Breeder Male

12

13-16

2

3.0-7.0

9

2700-2900

GP Breeder Male

12

13-16

2

3.0-7.0

9

2700-2900

Quails

12

20-26

2

3.0-6.0

9

2900-3000

Layer Breeder Grower

12

15-17

2

3.0-6.0

9

2700-3000

Layer Breeder Layer

12

14-16

2

3.0-6.0

13

2700-3000

 

Cereals Coarse Grains

 

Ingredients feedstuffs

Moisture max

Crude protein %

Crude fat % min.

Crude fibre % max

Total ash % max.

MIN

MAX

Maize

13

8

12

3

4

2.5

Rice Broken

12.5

7

10

1

4

2

Sorghum

12

9

14

2

4

2.7

Wheat

12.5

10

13

1

5

2.5

Barley

12.5

8

10.5

2

10

3.5

Vegetable Protein Sources

Ingredients feedstuffs

Moisture max

Crude protein %

Crude fat % min.

Crude fibre % max

Total ash % max.

MIN.

MAX

Cotton Seed Meal

10

35

45

1

13

6

Rape Seed Meal

10

32

30

1

13

7

Canola Meal

10

32

40

1

12

7

Sunflower Meal

10

27

38

1

24

8

Soyabean Mean

12

42

50

1

8

7

Sesame Meal

10

35

42

1

8

12

Linseed oil Cake

10

25

30

5

10

7

Maize Oil Cake

10

16

20

7

14

4

Maize Gluten Feed

10

20

30

1

9

8

Maize Gluten Meal

10

52

62

1

1

3

Rice Polishing

12

10

15

13

12

10

Rice Protein Meal

10

30

40

2

2.5

3.5

heat Bran

12

12

15

2.4

11

7.5

Rice Bran Meal

12

12

16

0.2

14

12

Matri

8.2

22

26

1.8

8

3.5

Guar Meal

10

38

42

4.5

12

7

Pulses Meal

10

18

20

2.5

20

8

Animal Protein Sources

Ingredients feedstuffs

Moisture max

Crude protein %

Crude fat % min.

Crude fibre % max

Total ash % max.

MIN.

MAX

Fish Meal

10

44

65

5

1.5

26

Blood Meal

10

60

80

15

3

6.2

Meat Meal

6

41

55

7

3.5

22

Poultry by product Meal

10

45

60

10

1

8

 

Industrial & Agricultural Products & By-products

Ingredients feedstuffs

Moisture max

Crude protein %

Crude fat % min.

Crude fibre % max

Total ash % max.

MIN.

MAX

Molasses

26

1

3

-

-

12

Vegetable Oil

0.1

0

0

99.9

-

-

Dicalcium Phosphate

-

-

-

-

-

90

Limestone

-

-

-

-

-

90

Marble Powder

-

-

-

-

-

90

Bone Meal

-

5

18

1.3

2.5

60