AVAILABLE COMMERCIAL POULTRY FEEDS IN DHAKA DIVISION: CRUDE PROTEIN CONTENT OF BROILER FEEDS AND COMPARE WITH THE PROTEIN VALUE DECLARED ON BRAND LABELS

Abstract

The study was performed in different Districts under Dhaka division for the period of 12 months between July 2017 to June 2018 to know the availability of commercial poultry feed and to assess the CP value of commercial poultry feed. The research work reveals the present scenario of feed mills industry in Dhaka division through a survey study. The target group of the survey was retailer or dealer of different feed companies. There were 320 number of respondents interviewed at different levels that covered 10 districts of Dhaka division and the research found that a total 38 active feed mill companies present in different districts of Dhaka division. According to the respondent opinion, United feeds Ltd 18.44%, Nourish poultry & hatchery Ltd. (15.63%), Paragon feed Ltd. (8.75%), CP Bangladesh Ltd. (7.19%), Quality Feeds Ltd.( 5.00%), Kazi Farms Ltd. (4.38%), Aftab Feed Products Ltd. (3.75%), SMS Feed Ltd (3.75%), MS Agro Feed Unit Pvt. Ltd (3.44%) and Provita Feed Ltd. (3.13%) are the major contributors in feed market. Those top 10 feed mills contribute more than 73% feed market in different districts of Dhaka division. Feed sample also collected (broiler starter and grower) from top ten feed mill companies among 38 feed mill companies and to find out an exact quantity of CP in broiler feeds manufactured in different districts of Dhaka division. There were no significant differences was p>0.01 in case of dry matter of broiler starter feed. Significance difference was p<0.01 found in broiler grower feed in nutrient concentrations (Dry matter and crude protein %) among the feeds obtained from the ten different feed mills and also significance difference p<0.01 found in CP% in case of broiler starter feed. Broiler feeds were collected from United Feeds Ltd., Nourish Poultry & Hatchery Ltd., Paragon Feed Ltd., SMS Feed and MS Agro Feed Pvt. Ltd. Feed Mills, feed contains somewhat similar or more CP than BSTI standard. So, the feeds produced from these feed mills were deemed to be of acceptable quality. The feeds of remaining feed mills (CP Bangladesh Co. Ltd. , Quality Feeds Ltd, Kazi Farms Ltd. , Provita Feed Ltd. and Aftab Feed Products Ltd.) appeared to be of comparatively lower in CP value CP%. Feed mills are not maintaining the similar standard or requirement for the similar birds specially in CP content, it should be standardized.