There is a huge demand for chicken for animal fodder, green maize is a good alternative
Niphad Taluka of Nashik District farmerThey have turned to milk production as an alternative to agriculture and are collecting record milk. Therefore, in order not to have shortage of fodder for the animals for the whole year, after the summer season, the animal husbandry farmers have started to store the fodder for the animals even during the rainy season. Therefore, it is preferred to purchase green maize fodder from wherever available and convert it into chicken feed.
In Shirpur taluka, there has been a huge demand for the green maize crop for poultry. Due to this, maize farmers also get good income in just three to four months. The company’s murghas fetch Rs 6 to 7 thousand per ton, while the green maize from the farmers is pounded for Rs 2 thousand per ton. The cost of a bag for packing is Rs 600, and the cost of filling the corn fodder through a Kutti machine is Rs 900. To fill a ton of maize kutti costs the animal husbandry 3 thousand 500 rupees per ton.
Currently many farmer Maize crop has started to be taken for animal fodder. This crop yields three times a year. More than 25 to 30 tons of green maize fodder is produced per acre every three months. Farmers get a financial income of around one lakh in a year at low cost.
Benefits of Rooster
- Roosters eat more due to the increased appetite of the animal. Don’t waste. Because it is tasty, delicious.
- Murghas have better nutritional value than dried tea. As the fodder crop for poultry is harvested in flowering stage, maximum nutrients are added to the fodder.
