RECIPES OF COMPOUND FEEDS FOR BUDGERIGARS AND THEIR QUALITY
Анотація
The article describes that budgerigar are the most widespread group of poultry. They are the 4th most popular pet in Ukraine after cats and dogs. Budgerigars are unpretentious, but they need a full and balanced diet and comfortable keeping conditions. The feasibility of using pelleted feed for a balanced and complete feeding of budgerigars is justified. It should make up at least 75% of the diet. It has been proven that pellets have a good effect on the parrot's body, because compressed feed contains much more nutrients, vitamins and microcomponents for the good development of the parrot's body. It is established that creation of a compound feed model with the help of recipe calculation optimization programs allows you to produce an effective compound feed. It allows to meet the needs of animals in nutrients and biologically active substances for life support, health, development, reproduction and obtaining high productivity. Recipe calculation programs permit you to choose components from the available raw materials, taking into account their quality, in the optimal ratio and the minimum cost of the finished product. As practice shows, the use of optimization programs of compound feed recipes allows you to reduce the cost of the product by 5 – 7%. It is proven that budgerigars should receive high-quality and balanced feed for normal development. The program complex for calculation and optimization of compound feed recipes "Korm Optima Expert" was used to develop recipes of pelleted compound feed for budgerigars with minimal cost. They meet the feeding standards and restrictions on the introduction of components and can be used for their complete feeding. Experimental samples of compound feed were made in accordance with the developed recipes of pelleted compound feed for budgerigars. Physical properties and chemical composition were studied in the experimental samples. It is established that the experimental samples are characterized by satisfactory physical properties and are balanced in content of nutrients and biologically active substances and meets the physiological needs and feeding standards of the budgerigars. The cost of raw materials for the developed pelleted feed is on average 10 UAH per 1 kg. It is advisable to produce pelleted feed for budgies, because the low cost and high quality will attract owners of budgies.