<p class="has-vivid-red-color has-text-color"><strong>MEANING OF FEEDS</strong><strong></strong></p> Feeds are the food given to animals for growth and reproduction. Animals need feed on daily basis for them to grow and reproduce. The feed given to poultry birds are called mash. Thus, there is growers mash for young fowls, finisher mash for adult fowls while layers mash is for fowls that lay eggs. <p class="has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color"><strong>Animal Nutrition</strong></p> This is the science of nourishing the body of the animal. It deals with the nature and properties of animal feeds, their proportions, and the mechanism through which they are converted to animal tissues. <p class="has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color"><strong>Type of Feeds or Feed-stuff</strong></p> <div class="sign-up-notice-after-excerpt-two" style="background-color:powderblue;"> You are viewing an excerpt of this lesson. Subscribing to the subject will give you access to the following: <ul> <li>The complete lesson note and evaluation questions for this topic</li> <li>The complete lessons for the subject and class (First Term, Second Term & Third Term)</li> <li>Media-rich, interactive and gamified content</li> <li>End-of-lesson objective questions with detailed explanations to force mastery of content</li> <li>Simulated termly preparatory exams</li> <li>Discussion boards on all lessons and subjects</li> <li>Guaranteed learning</li> <li>Win great prizes for topping the <a href="https://www.primacyebooks.com">Primacy Ebooks</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="sensei-message info"></div>