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1. Basic principles: costs and nutrition must be parallel
All decisions to adjust the raw materials must come from two criteria: reasonable price and meet the physiological needs of pets. If only running after low cost, the formula may lack nutrition, resulting in slow growth, disease or reducing reproductive productivity. On the contrary, too focused on quality but ignoring the price will make the product lose its competitiveness in the market. Therefore, the formula builder must master the principle of “minimum cost – maximum efficiency”, that is, the choice of raw materials with good prices but still ensuring essential nutrients through scientific mixing.
For example, instead of using expensive imported materials, it can be combined with local agricultural by -products (such as rice bran, beans) to reduce costs. However, it is necessary to calculate the appropriate ratio so as not to imbalance amino acids or minerals in the diet.
2. Flexible before market volatility
The price of raw materials is always fluctuated due to the influence of weather, import and export policies, or global crisis. To adapt, the formula must be flexible to replace raw materials and still comply with the nutrition principles. This requires a deep understanding of the characteristics of each type of material:
The replacement ability: Some ingredients can replace each other if the same nutrition group (for example, corn and wheat are rich in energy).
Treatment of anti -nutrients: Raw materials such as soy should be treated heat to eliminate enzyme inhibitors, helping animals absorb better.
Maintaining a list of backup materials is a smart strategy to cope with scarcity or sudden price increase, and decreases depending on a certain supply.
3. Optimization based on development phase
The principle of “a formula is not suitable for all stages” to be clearer in breeding. Nutrition needs of pigs and poultry varies with age, weight, and farming purposes (taking meat, laying eggs, fattening). For example:
Piglets need high protein content to develop muscle, while fattening pigs need to focus on energy to grow.
Layer chickens require calcium supplementation to create eggshell, but if excess calcium at the stage of raising meat will cause imbalance with phosphorus.
Therefore, the adjustment of the formula must be based on analyzing needs in each stage, avoiding the same formula throughout the life cycle. This is both cost savings and optimal growth efficiency.
4. Application of technology and data science
Modern techniques allows optimizing food formula more accurately. Principle of analyzing nutritional composition and price prediction supported by software to help farmers:
Calculate the mixing ratio to achieve the content of protein, fiber, minerals properly.
Predicting raw material price fluctuations, thereby planning a reasonable purchase plan.
In addition, the application of enzymes, probiotics, or biological additives helps improve the digestion of raw materials, turning cheap ingredients into quality nutrition.
5. Towards sustainable development
Raw materials adjustment not only for the immediate economic benefit but also to take into account the environment and social factors. Principle of recycling by -products (taking advantage of agricultural scrap, leftovers) and reducing greenhouse gas emissions is becoming a global trend. This requires farmers to be creative in combining traditional raw materials with environmentally friendly solutions.
Conclude
Adjusting food ingredients according to price and quality is the balanced art between economy and science. Success is not in cutting extreme costs or blind investment in high -class raw materials, but in the ability to optimize each ingredient based on the principle of nutrition, market fluctuations, and biological needs of pets. Only when mastering this balance will the livestock industry develop stable, creating quality products with reasonable prices, meeting the increasingly strict requirements of the market.
