Taliasun
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- Jun 20, 2018
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I want to raise broilers and formulate my own feed to do so. I'd like to do it without soy or corn (haha, right?). I am looking at Black Soldier Fly Larvae and alternative grains like amaranth and sorghum. I'm going to be doing in in Hawaii so other possible feedstuffs would be coconut, papaya, taro etc might be in the mix if needed to replace what I am missing without soy.
Is anyone doing something similar on any scale? I'm looking for better resources for nutritional content for each ingredient and am getting some info but there are gaps. What nutritional factor are crucial beyond the basics? I'm talking Amino Acids, Minerals etc not crude protein etc. I don't need actual numbers on here per say but a reference would be awesome.
(I have Storey's guide, Mattocks' Pastured Poultry to start)
Is anyone doing something similar on any scale? I'm looking for better resources for nutritional content for each ingredient and am getting some info but there are gaps. What nutritional factor are crucial beyond the basics? I'm talking Amino Acids, Minerals etc not crude protein etc. I don't need actual numbers on here per say but a reference would be awesome.
(I have Storey's guide, Mattocks' Pastured Poultry to start)