Time:

2 hrs. Classroom Session

Goals:

1. To learn how to calculate their own poultry ration.

2. To become familiar with the nutritional values and deficiencies of different feed ingredients.

3. To utilize and develop problem solving skills through trial and error and resource finding/utilization.

Overview:

This session shows trainees how to utilize feed tables, nutritional requirements, and sample rations in order to to calculate their own assigned poultry ration. In doing this exercise, trainees learn about the values of different feed ingredients and how to balance these ingredients in order to satisfy the minimum nutrient requirements of poultry. They will also learn that nutritional requirements are based on age, production purpose, and type of fowl.

Activities:

Time:

5 Min.

State goals and relevance of the session.

30 Min.

Ask trainees if they understand the assigned reading, and review material as may be requested by trainees.

15 Min.

Trainer does a portion of a ration on the board allowing trainees to assist.

10 Min.

Lists requirements for the poultry ration problem that each trainee must calculate (e.g., each trainee hand in their own ration, minimum of five ingredients etc. choose their own fowl ration etc).

60 Min.

Trainees are allowed to start calculating ration in class.

This allows trainer and/or training assistant, to help trainees with any difficulty. The assigned ration is due the following week.

Materials:

.Livestock Guidelines

.Practical Poultry Raising

.Calculators, scratch paper

Trainer Notes:

Emphasize to trainees that before any skill or proficiency is developed in calculating a ration, the trainees must use the trial and error method to determine how much of an ingredient(s) can be used to satify the nutritional requirement(s).

The largest difficulty trainees may have is performing basic math skills. When demonstrating examples on blackboard, trainer should consider this possibility when this situation arises. Trainer should encourage those who have no problems with math to help those who do.

Emphasize to trainees that the difficulty of the assignment is to provide trainees time to practice calculations and become more familiar with various possible feed ingredients.