Feed Tests - More Results

[U_Stormcrow]

This is the feed:

Protein: 16% Min
Fat 2.5% Min
Fiber 8% Max

 

[Kiki]

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Here are the Lab Results:

{thanks to @Joel Just Joel for providing the Sample}

 

[Kiki]

Here are the Lab Results:

{thanks to @Joel Just Joel for providing the Sample}
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I'll be damned...no poison!

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Summary?
Once again, more than 10% moisture - that's to be avoided for a host of reasons, but does not necessarily indicate a problem at the factory.

Protein: 15.6% (As fed / 17.7% Dry Weight) - This is low, even with the extra moisture, but not critically low, just low over the long term. Its a little lower than the label guarantee.

Fat: 3.16 / 3.56% - Right where we would expect and desire to see

Fiber 8.0 / 9.1% - This is higher than I like to see, and again, [just] exceeds the label disclosure.

Digestible Energy 11.63 mJ/kg - within acceptable range. You may have noticed some birds are said to eat more of this than other brands' "layer" feeds - between the slightly low protein and the slightly low energy, a bird trying to meet its needs will eat more.

and what we wanted to see??

Aflatoxins. All below detectable limits. - no issues there.


Special thanks to @Aunt Angus for payiing to get this done.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

and for purposes of clarity, I'm assuming the factory intent is to produce feed at 9% moisture. Anything under 10% is "dried" and suited for preservation generally.

At that level, protein would have been 16.1% (just meeting label), but fiber would have been 8.3% - in excess of the label guarantee's "Max" Fiber.

 

[Painted Calls]

I'll be damned...no poison!

*gasp*

 

[Sally PB]

Thank you, everyone, for doing this.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

All Thanks to @Aunt Angus who came out of pocket to provide answers, with other people's feeds.

 

[nuthatched]

I'll be damned...no poison!

*sadly puts away tin hat*
Jk