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 |
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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 |