Con Cuong farmers build their own animal feed production workshop

(Baonghean.vn) -To ensure clean livestock sources, reduce costs, and increase profits, farmers in Con Cuong district invest hundreds of millions of dong in self-producing feed production lines for livestock.

Mr. Nguyen Duc Hai's family in Block 8, Con Cuong town has been involved in livestock farming for nearly 10 years with a scale of over 100 pigs/batch, 1,000 chickens and hundreds of quails.

To ensure a clean food source for livestock, Mr. Hai previously used mixed foods such as corn bran, green vegetables, banana trees, etc., which were both time-consuming and did not ensure nutrition.

In early 2017, Mr. Hai invested over 200 million VND to build a factory and buy a self-made animal feed production line system including: grinder, mixer, pellet extruder and dryer.

The system of self-processing animal feed production lines of Mr. Nguyen Duc Hai's family in Con Cuong town. Photo: Ba Hau

Raw materials for animal feed production are made from locally available agricultural by-products such as corn, rice bran, soybeans, and trash fish, which are crushed, then put into a machine to cook, pressed into pellets, and then dried.

In fact, the cost of self-producing feed is about 8,500 - 9,000 VND/kg, about 3,000 VND/kg lower than industrial feed.

"Homemade dried food can be used for 2-3 months. Pigs and chickens grow quickly, have good resistance, and delicious meat quality, so they are favored by traders," Mr. Hai shared.

Clean animal feed products. Photo: Minh Hanh

Using nutritious feed has brought about clear results in animal husbandry, especially for hybrid wild boars. His family produces two batches of 50-60 pigs each year; the average weight is 25-30 kg/pig. With an average price of 100,000 VND/kg, Mr. Hai has an income of over 250 million VND.

In addition to serving his family's livestock, Mr. Hai plans to expand the production model to provide food for livestock farmers in the area so that people can reduce costs and, more importantly, create goods that ensure food hygiene and safety.

Nutritious food is very suitable for hybrid wild boar herds. Photo: Minh Hanh

Highly appreciating the model of self-producing animal feed of Mr. Nguyen Duc Hai, Ms. Doan Thi Xuan Quy - Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Con Cuong town said that, in addition to reducing the cost of animal feed, self-production will ensure safety, no banned substances, harmful to livestock; hoping that in the coming time, livestock households in the district will have access to and use this source of feed to improve economic efficiency.

Minh Hanh - Ba Hau