Millet feeding to birds

                        

Millet is a nutritious feed grain-fed to birds. It posses many excellent qualities that improve the health of birds. Millet is also a favourite food for domestic birds. It also has medicinal importance in birds as it improves digestion, release stress. It's also a good feed additive for weaning, breeding and moulting.

Soft bedding for birds at BB Dairy

Millet contains less amount of fat and a high amount of fibre and essential minerals as compared to rice, wheat and cereal grains. A household grain that is affordable by a common person. Millet is not too costly and is also rich in nutrition.

Millet grains

Adoption of good quality and low-cost feed for birds is important because this can encourage people to keep domestic birds in their homes in villages and as well as in cities.

Pigeons kept in the city

As it's not rigid therefore it is used in several feed formulations and bird feed mixes. It should also be considered that due to the high content of fibres it has slow digestibility.

However, its a good source of nutrition and affordable for common bird keepers.

With the abrupt increase in population, there is always a challenge of food security and quality food. therefore, people must keep birds at homes to eat fresh and healthy meat. Birds are also a source of pure and natural eggs. Some children and women also earn money by selling eggs, chicks and birds.

Muhammad Basil

IA&DS, FAH, UAF

Allama Iqbal Dairy Scientists Association