1. Mukono Dairy Farmers’ TrainingBy
Cyrus Mutonga
Unga Farm Care (E. A.) Ltd/ Unga Millers (U)Ltd
Kampala, Uganda
Mob: /
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2. Unga Farm Care E.A. Ltd. Deals in:- Animal Health products:-
Accaricides
Dewormers
Injectables
Vaccines
Animal Nutrition products
Animal feeds – 25,000MT/Month
Poultry – 49%
Dairy – 40%
Pigs – 5%
Horses – 2%
Special feeds – 4%
Unga Premixes – 150MT/Month
Unga Mineral supplements – 350MT/Month
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3. A DAIRY COW B A E D C
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4. Animal Nutrition What is Nutrition
Materials / feedstuffs with different nutrients
Different requirements by different animals
What are Nutrients
Chemicals in feedstuffs required by organisms – Live, grow, reproduce, produce.
Different animals require different amounts.
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5. Animal Nutrition cont’d
Types of Nutrients
Energy – All Body activities require energy
Protein – For growth and production
Minerals
Macro-elements
Trace minerals
PREMIXES
Vitamins
Energy, Protein and Macro minerals can be supplied from common raw materials
Vitamins and Trace minerals need to be supplied IN A SPECIAL FORM
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6. Animal Nutrition cont’d
NUTRIENT
FUNCTION
MAIN SOURCE
Protein
Tissue production
Muscle formation
Enzyme formation
Milk and eggs
Fish meal
Blood meal
Meat meal
Oil seed cakes (Cotton, Sunflower, Soya)
Energy
Functioning of all body processes
Cereal grains – maize, wheat
Oils / lipids
Milling by-products – bran, pollard, maize germ…
Macro-minerals
Body and tissue structure – Bones, egg shells, metabolism
DCP, MCP, Bone meal
Trace elements
Growth, fertility, milk yield, blood formation, lameness e.t.c.
COMPLEX - Premix
Vitamins
Growth, Production, Health, Anti-stress, reproduction.
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7. Animal Nutrition cont’d
Wild animals – Look for own feed
Agricultural animals – Depend on Farmer to supply balanced ration / diet. ( man’s desire for extra production)
A Balanced Ration / Diet – Feed formulation
Contains all Nutrients in adequate amounts required
Different animals; different requirements
Nutrient Requirements for….
Maintenance
Reproduction-calves
Production – meat, milk e.t.c.
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8. Pastures and Fodder crops
Grasses
Silage and Hay
Lucern / alfalfa
Caliandra
Desmodium
Brachiaria
Chloris Gayana
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9. Advantages of TMR
The practice of weighing and blending all feedstuffs into a complete ration which provides adequate nourishment to meet the needs of dairy cows
Milk production improves.
Feed costs decrease.
Feeds previously hard to feed can now be fed.
Labor requirements decrease.
Cow health and/or reproductive performance improves.
Disadvantages
No preferential treatment especially in small herd
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10. Feed formulation Mixing different raw materials to make balanced diet
Consider and Understand
Requirements of target animal
Nutrients in different raw material
Cost of different raw materials
Cost of end feed
All Nutrients are easily met and make bulk of the feed – up to 99%
Vitamins and Trace minerals are VERY KEY to performance.
Are required in very small quantities – less than 1% of total feed
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11. Feed Formula- Examples%
100kgs
500kgs
1Ton
Sunflower cake 15 75
150
Cotton Seed cake 18 90
180
Stock feed Lime
2.7
13.5 27
Maize
24.45
122.25
244.5
Maize Bran
4.4 22 44
Wheat Bran 35
175
350
Salt
0.2 1 2
Unga Dairy Premix
0.25
1.25
2.5
100
500
1000
INGREDIENTS 1T
8.62
43.10
86.20
Calcium Carbonate
2.54
12.70
25.40
0.16
0.80
1.60
Sunflower seed cake 30%
28.43
142.15
284.30
Cotton seed cake
25.00
125.00
250.00
35.00
175.00
350.00
2.50
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12. Unga Premixes
Premixes are a blend of Vitamins and trace elements specifically formulated to meet the delicate balance of the said nutrients for the optimal performance of the target animal.
Performance indicators
General Health
Productive- eggs, milk, meat
Reproductive / fertility
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13. Unga Premixes cont’d
Unga Premixes are specifically formulated to meet the requirement of the specific target animal.
Unga is the only company that does this
Unga Dairy Premix
For Dairy animals
Milking and Growing stock-Cost effective way of meeting the vitamins and trace elements requirement of the dairy herd
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14. Summary Main Nutrients Balanced Concentrate Chick Premix Grower Premix
Energy – Maize/Wheat
Proteins – Fish, Soya
Macro Minerals – DCP, Bone meal, Feed lime
Balanced Concentrate
Layer Premix
Broiler Premix
Breeder Premix
Dairy Premix
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15. Proper Nutrition Animals eat for Maintenance-------1
Reproduction
Production
Eggs
Meat
Milk
A balanced ration should ensure all the above are met.
Any form of deficiency will be felt in production first
THE BETTER YOU FEED YOUR ANIMAL THE MORE PRODUCTS YOU GET…..MORE PROFITS
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16. Unga Partner in Uganda Appointed Distributors Asiima Agri- Concern
Agro serve/ Bassar
Jumbo in Jinja
Masaka vet In Masaka
Jesa farm
Others
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17. Benefits of using Unga premixes
Quality assurance- Consistently high quality products.
Our close proximity to our customers ensures that we always produce and sell fresh products- optimal performance.
Our products are specific to different animal classes; this ensures that the animals get their exact requirement-no more no less.
We have a technical arrangement with Frank Wright to supplement our technical department ensuring up-to date advancement in Animal Nutrition.
We are flexible and able to make customized products as long as quantities allow.
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18. Support Services
We at Unga appreciate the fact that premixes form a small part in a large mix of ingredients and for the esteemed customers to realize the full benefit of our products the total mix has to be properly balanced.
As Such we offer the following as well;
Free lab services- raw materials and finished products
Free feed formulation support
Free advise on the choice of raw materials
Free Husbandry training.
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19. Minerals supplements
These are scientifically/specially formulated to meet the requirement of the target animal( species, age, sex, physiological condition, level of production etc)
They are a result of extensive research
1. Afya Bora Stock lick.
Fattening Bulls, sheep and Goats
2. Afya Bora Ready block.
Free access mineral
Right combination of mineral elements especially for the calf
Mollassed for increased palatability and energy.
Soft to protect the delicate tongue of the calf
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20. Minerals supplements Afya bora Dairy lick
Growing Heifers and milking cows yielding less than 10kgs milk per day, extra allowance for high yielders
Unga High Phosphorous/ Afya Bora Maziwa
Milkers above 10 lts per day
Benefits
Stimulates expression of heat and boosts fertility- high conception rates
Increase in milk yield
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21. Mineral supplements Unga High Phoshorous with Biophos
Zinc, Copper and selenium protected
Higher milk yield, higher fertility rates, high sperm count in Breeding Bulls.
Unga Dry cow mineral
Offered exclusively to dry cows during the last 2 months of pregnancy
Prevents milk fever, retained cleansings and Mastitis
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22. Importance of farmer organization/ co-operatives
Collective bargaining power- Banks, Input suppliers, Milk processors
Volume business- extra cash in bulking and chilling
Financial capability/ capability- forward integration
Forward thinking/ futuristic. Micro finance, feed manufacturing, milk processing
Examples
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23. Thank you Questions??? Cyrus
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