Estimated Investment Costs

This is an example of estimated investment cost Housing – P40,000 Equipment – P30,000 Day old chick (500 x P24/head) – P12,000 Assumptions: Growing period of 42-45 days Target weight of 1.6kg Mortality of 4% Feeds: Chick booster 10g/head/day for 7 days @P13.84/kg – P484.40 Broiler starter 60g/head/day for 3 weeks @P21.03/kg – 13,248.90 Broiler finisher 90g/head/day for 2 weeks @P20.34/kg – P12,814.20 Medication P2/chick – P1,000 Operating Expenses (electricity, labor, farm rental, water) – P5,000 Initial investment per batch – P42,547.50 Estimated total cost – P112,547.50

The Penultimate Chicken Feed Recipe

As of the moment, we are feeding our baby chicks the following types of chicken feeds: 1. Chick Booster

Chick booster, or what they call GMP-1 GMP-1 means Gawa para sa Manok Panabong in our local tongue. When translated in English, it means made for fighting cocks. We are using chick booster for fighting cocks, and it works very well. We feed this to both baby Kabir chicks and 45-day old chicks. 2. Purina 100

We also feed our baby chickens Purina 100 chick booster. Now this is what we call love. We feed our chickens with Purina 100 chick booster as an alternative, because we love our chickens to death. And besides, Purina 100 is marginally more expensive compared to GMP-1. And they love it, too!

Veteracin

Vetracin Gold Soluble is an anti-pneumonia product specifically formulated with two potent antibiotics -- tiamulin and doxycycline and fortified with Vitamins A and B12. This unique combination ensures more effective control of mycoplasmal and bacterial pneumonia while maintaining growth of diseased animals. Doxycycline is a new generation tetracycline known for its excellent absorption orally, superior spectrum of activity against common respiratory infections that complicates pneumonia and high therapeutic concentration in the lungs where the infection is. Tiamulin is a pleuromutilin derivative with excellent efficacy against mycoplasma -- the primary cause of swine pneumonia. It is highly absorbed orally, concentrates in the lungs for more effective treatment and has low incidence of bacterial resistance. Vetracin Gold's antibiotic combination has been tested to be superior in efficacy compared to tiamulin or doxycycline alone. Moreover, Vetracin Gold Soluble is fortified with a high dose of Vitamin A which helps in the maintenance and repair of epithelial linings of the respiratory tract and enhances the immune sytem. High dose of Vitamin B12 is also included to help animals maintain growth rate even in the presence of disease by facilitating efficient utilization of nutrients for energy production. Product Benefits: - DRUG OF CHOICE FOR PNEUMONIA (with proven efficacy against mycoplasma and bacteria causing respiratory infections in swine and poultry) - HIGH BIOAVAILABILITY (lipophlic components results to up to 90% absorption rate when administered orally even in the presence of food) - LESS BACTERIAL RESISTANCE(synergism lowers the minimum inhibitory concentration for susceptible microorganisms versus concentrations attained in the blood, hence less chances for bacterial resistance development - ASSURED QUALITY (manufactured under ISO 9001:2000 protocols and GMP-certified processes) Technical Information: Per kilogram contains: Tiamulin hydrogen fumarate, 20,000 mg Doxycycline HCl, 83,000 mg Vitamin A, 12,000,000 IU Vitamin B12, 1,500 mcg PRECAUTIONS: Do not give to animals receiving ionophore anticoccidials such as salinomycin, monensin or narasin. Do not treat chickens producing eggs for human consumption. Dosage and Administration: Swine: Prevention: 2 tsp per gallon of water on the 5th, 9th and 13th week of age depending on pneumonia occurence. Treatment: 2 tsp per gallon of water for 5 to 7 days. Poultry: Prevention: 1 tsp per gallon of water for 7 days during stress periods. Treatment: 2 tsp per gallon of water for 5 to 7 days.