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How to Mix the Cheapest Effective Broiler Starter Ration Using East African Ingredients
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How to Mix the Cheapest Effective Broiler Starter Ration Using East African Ingredients

By FarmOS Team · 04 April 2026 · 8 min read

Commercial compound feed costs 3–4x more per kg of protein than a home-mixed ration.

The base formulation (per 100 kg batch)

Yellow maize 55 kg, full-fat soybean meal 30 kg, omena 8 kg, limestone 1.5 kg, dicalcium phosphate 1 kg, salt 0.3 kg, broiler premix 0.2 kg, vegetable oil 4 kg.

Calculated: ~22% CP · ~3,050 kcal ME/kg.

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FarmOS Team
Editorial
Published 04 April 2026 · 8 min read
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