Feed Tables - Poultry | Natural Resources Institute Finland

On this page you can find the equations for calculating feed values for poultry feeds and feeding recommendations. The Feed Table is a list of typical compositional and feed value data for commonly used feeds, i.e., a list of the so-called reference feeds.

How to calculate the feed values for poultry

Official equations for the calculation of feed values have been defined for different animal species.

Compositional data required for calculating the feed values are obtained from feed analysis results, or optionally the reference values presented in Feed Tables can be used. In both cases, the digestibility coefficients from Feed Tables are used.

Basis of feed values calculations

Amino acid, mineral and linolic acid requirements of laying hens

Table 1. Amino acid, mineral and linolic acid requirements of laying hens
		Age
		17-28 wk	29-45 wk	46-65 wk	65- wk
Crude protein	g/kg	175	175	175	175
Metabolizable energy	MJ/kg	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0
Amino acids:
Lysine	g/kg	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6
Methionine	g/kg	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7
Methionine+cystine	g/kg	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
Threonine	g/kg	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7

Linolic acid	%	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2
Minerals:
Calsium	g/kg	35.0	38.0	39.0	39.0
Available phosphorus	g/kg	3.5	2.9	2.5	2.3
Natrium	g/kg	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6
Potassium	g/kg	2-4	2-4	2-4	2-4
Chlorine	g/kg	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3
Magnesium	mg/kg	500-600	500-600	500-600	500-600
Manganese	mg/kg	70	70	70	70
Iron	mg/kg	50-100	50-100	50-100	50-100
Copper	mg/kg	5-10	5-10	5-10	5-10
Zinc	mg/kg	60	60	60	60
Selenium	mg/kg	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Iodine	mg/kg	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4

Amino acid, mineral and linolic acid requirements of young chicken

Table 2. Amino acid, mineral and linolic acid requirements of young chicken
		Chicks		Pullets
		0 – 6 weeks old		7 – 20 weeks old
Crude protein	g/kg	180	200	130	150	170
Metabolizable energy	MJ/kg	11.5	12.0	11.0	11.0	11.5
Amino acids:
Lysine	g/kg	9.5	10.0	6.5	7.0	8.0
Methionine	g/kg	4.0	4.5	2.5	3.0	3.5
Methionine+cystine	g/kg	7.0	8.0	4.5	5.5	6.3
Arginine	g/kg	10.0	11.0	6.6	7.8	9.0
Threonine	g/kg	6.0	6.8	4.0	4.7	5.5
Tryptofane	g/kg	1.8	2.0	1.5	1.6	1.8
Histidine	g/kg	3.3	3.6	2.1	2.5	3.0
Leucine	g/kg	11.5	12	8	9	10
Isoleucine	g/kg	6.2	6.8	4.4	5.2	5.8
Phenylalanine	g/kg	6.0	6.4	4.2	4.8	5.5
Phenylalanine+tyrosine	g/kg	11	12	8	9	10.8
Valine	g/kg	6.8	7.4	5.0	6.0	6.6

Linolic acid	%	1.4	1.4	0.8	0.8	0.8
Minerals:
Calsium	g/kg	9.0	9.0	7.5	7.5	8.0
Available phosphorus	g/kg	4.0	4.5	3.5	3.5	4.0
Natrium	g/kg	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5
Potassium	g/kg	2.5 – 4		3 – 6
Chlorine	g/kg	1.2 – 1.5		1.3
Magnesium	mg/kg	600		500 – 600
Manganese	mg/kg	70		50 – 70
Iron	mg/kg	80 – 100		60 – 80
Copper	mg/kg	10		5 – 10
Zinc	mg/kg	60		35 – 60
Selenium	mg/kg	0.1		0.1
Iodine	mg/kg	0.4		0.4

Amino acid, mineral and linolic acid requirements of broiler chicken

Table 3. Amino acid, mineral and linolic acid requirements of broiler chicken
		Starter phase	Growing phase	Finishing phase
		days 1-10	days 11-22	from day 23 until slaughter
Crude protein	g/kg	220	200	200
Metabolizable energy	MJ/kg	12.4	12.4	12.4
Amino acids:
Lysine	g/kg	12.0	11.0	10.0
Methionine	g/kg	4.8	4.5	4.0
Methionine+cystine	g/kg	9.0	8.0	7.0
Threonine	g/kg	7.5	7.0	6.0

Linolic acid	%	1.2	1.0	1.0
Minerals:
Calsium	g/kg	10.0	9.5	9.0
Available phosphorus	g/kg	4.1	3.8	3.5
Natrium	g/kg	1.6	1.6	1.5
Potassium	g/kg	3-5	3-5	3-5
Chlorine	g/kg	1.2-1.5	1.2-1.5	1.2-1.5
Magnesium	mg/kg	600	600	600
Manganese	mg/kg	60-70	60-70	60-70
Iron	mg/kg	80-100	80-100	80-100
Copper	mg/kg	8-10	8-10	8-10
Zinc	mg/kg	50-60	50-60	50-60
Selenium	mg/kg	0.15	0.15	0.15
Iodine	mg/kg	0.4	0.4	0.4

Amino acid, mineral and linolic acid requirements of turkeys

Table 4. Amino acid, mineral and linolic acid requirements of turkeys
	Unit	Starting			Growing				Finishing		Breeding
Crude protein	g/kg	300	280	260	230	210	190	170	160	150	160
Metabolizable energy	MJ/kg	12.5	12.0	11.5	12.5	11.5	11.5	11.0	12.5	12.5	11.0
Amino acids:
Lysine	g/kg	16	15	14	11	10	9	8	8.2	8	7
Methionine	g/kg	5.6	5.3	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.8	3.3	3.5	3.4	3.0
Methionine+cystine	g/kg	11	10	9	8	7.5	7	6	5.8	5.6	5.5
Arginine	g/kg	17	16	15	12	10.5	9.5	8.5	9.5	9	7.5
Threonine	g/kg	11.0	10.5	10.0	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.1	5.8	5.5
Tryptofane	g/kg	3.2	2.8	2.6	2.2	2.0	1.9	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.6
Histidine	g/kg	6.1	5.7	5.5	4.8	4.2	3.9	3.5	3.2	3.0	3.2
Leucine	g/kg	21	19.5	18.5	16	14	13	12	11.5	11	11.5
Isoleucine	g/kg	12	11.3	10.5	9	8	7.5	7	6.5	6	6.5
Phenylalanine	g/kg	11.5	10.3	9.5	8.2	7.5	7	6.5	6	5.5	6
Phenylalanine+tyrosine	g/kg	19.5	18	17	15	13.5	12.5	11	10	9.5	10
Valine	g/kg	13.5	12	11.5	10	8.5	8	7	6.5	6	6.5
Linolic acid	%	1			0.8				0.6		0.6
Minerals:
Calsium	g/kg	13	11.5	10	8.5	8	7.5	7	6	6	25
Available phosphorus	g/kg	6.5	6	5	4.5	4	3.7	3.5	3	3	4
Natrium	g/kg	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
Potassium	g/kg	7			5				5		6
Clorine	g/kg	1.5			1.3				1.2		1.2
Magnesium	mg/kg	700			700				700		700
Manganese	mg/kg	80			60				60		80
Iron	mg/kg	100			80				50		80
Copper	mg/kg	10			8				5		8
Zinc	mg/kg	80			60				50		70
Selenium	mg/kg	0.2			0.2				0.2		0.2
Iodine	mg/kg	0.4			0.4				0.4		0.4

Vitamin requirements of of young chicken, laying hens and broiler chicken

Table 5. Vitamin requirements of of young chicken, laying hens and broiler chicken
Vitamine	Unit	Chicks	Pullets	Laying hens	Broilers
Vitamine	Unit	Chicks	Pullets	Laying hens	Beginning	End
A	IU	10000-15000	7000-10000	7500-10000	9000-13000	7500-10000
D3	IU	1300-2000	1200-2000	1500-2500	1500	1500
E	mg/kg	15-30	10-20	10-20	30	20
K	mg/kg	1.5-3	1-2	1.5-2	1.5-2.5	1.5
B₁, thiamine	mg/kg	1-2.5	1-2	1-2	2.2-2.5	2.0
B₂, riboflavine	mg/kg	4-5	4	4-4.5	5-5.5	4
B₆, pyridoxine	mg/kg	3-4	3-4	3	4	3.5-4
B₁₂, kobalamine	mg/kg	0.01-0.015	0.01-0.012	0.010	0.013-0.015	0.01-0.012
Pantotenic acid	mg/kg	8-5	7-12	6-10	14-15	10-12
Niacine, nikotinic acid	mg/kg	30-60	30-40	30-40	40	35-40
Choline	mg/kg	1500-1600	1300-1400	1100-1400	1500-1600	1300
Folic acid	mg/kg	0.5-1	0.5-0.6	0.4-0.75	0.8-0.85	0.3-0.5
Biotine	mg/kg	0.15-0.25	0.12-0.25	0.12-0.15	0.15-0.2	0.1-0.12

Vitamin requirements of turkeys

Table 6.Vitamin requirements of turkeys
Vitamine	Unit	Starting	Growing	Finishing	Breeding
A	IU	10000	8500	7000	10000
D₃	IU	1700	1500	1300	1500
E	mg/kg	35	30	15	30
K	mg/kg	1.5	1.0	1.0	1.0
B₁, thiamine	mg/kg	3.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
B₂, riboflavine	mg/kg	6.0	4.0	4.0	5.0
B₆, pyridoxine	mg/kg	5.0	4.0	3.0	4.0
B₁₂, kobalamine	mg/kg	0.014	0.014	0.012	0.014
Pantotenic acid	mg/kg	15	10	10	17
Niacine	mg/kg	70	50	50	50
Choline	mg/kg	1700	1200	1000	1000
Folic acid	mg/kg	1	0.8	0.5	1
Biotine	mg/kg	0.25	0.2	0.15	0.2