Poultry & Cattle Feed Animal Feed and Food Industry, Poultry Feed, Fodder, Feed Manufacturing Unit, Feed for Domesticated Livestock, Indian Poultry & Cattle Feed Industry Manufacturing Plant, Detailed Project Report, Profile, Business Plan, Industry Trends, Market Research, Survey, Manufacturing Process, Machinery, Raw Materials, Feasibility Study, Investment Opportunities, Cost and Revenue, Plant Economics, Production Schedule, Working Capital Requirement, Plant Layout, Process Flow Sheet, Cost of Project, Projected Balance Sheets, Profitability Ratios, Break Even Analysis Introduction The Indian feed industry is about 35 years old. The quality standards of Indian feeds are high and up to international levels. Raw materials for feed are adequately available in India. The feed industry has modern computerized plants and the latest equipment for analytical procedures and least-cost ration formulation, and it employs the latest manufacturing technology. The poultry industry is now growing in importance. Today, the Indian feed industry is worth approximately Rs 45 billion, that is about US$1 billion. www.entrepreneurindia.co Compared with the rest of the livestock sector, the poultry industry in India is more scientific, better organized and continuously progressing towards modernization. Breeding and feeding management has improved through education, training, competition, expansion and survival instincts. India is the world's fifth largest egg producer, with a total production of 40 billion eggs per year. The Indian poultry feed industry, dependent on the sound growth of poultry has a great untapped potential, with southern part of India holding the maximum share of poultry production and consumption. www.entrepreneurindia.co As the poultry industry has been expanding beyond the boundaries of these states, there is ample opportunity for standalone feed players. Poultry feed in India consists of grains like maize, wheat, sorghum, bajra, ragi and broken rice, grain by-products like rice polish, de-oiled rice bran and maize gluten meal; oilseed meals from soybeans, mustard, groundnut and sunflower; animal protein sources like fish meal, whole fish, meat and bone meal, poultry-by-product meal; vitamins, minerals and various feed additives. The animal feed and fodder industry is another ago-based industry, which helps the growth of dairy industry also. www.entrepreneurindia.co Acute shortage of feed and fodder, one of the weaknesses of Indian dairy industry. Keeping in view the growth rate of population, income, demand for food, it is estimated that India would need around 215 million tons of food grains. One of the trends to be followed is that productivity in livestock sector continues to be guided by population, rather than increase in productivity levels per unit of production. Researches pertaining to intensive feeding, breeding and management need to be strengthened. India has one of the largest population of domestic animals that provide diverse products such as milk, meat, wool, eggs and skins. www.entrepreneurindia.co The cattle feed business is growing by a CAGR of more than 30% as milk producers have started replacing traditional feed with more nutritional DOC having realized the tangible benefits in terms of yield improvements. Also, there is an increasing trend in diversion of soya-bean meal for human based consumption leading to bigger market share of cottonseed meals for cattle feed in India. State and Central Govt. are concentrating on incremental increase of cattle’s in the state / country. These cattle’s provide self- employment to the beneficiary by generating sufficient income through their produce or flash. www.entrepreneurindia.co Types of cattle Feeds: These for calves before their rumens start to function effectively. Those for cattle with functioning rumens. Poultry Feed Classification: Complete Feed Concentrates Mash feeds Meal feeds Scratch feeds Supplements www.entrepreneurindia.co India has the largest cattle, buffalo and goat population according to latest census. There are about 200 million cattle, 50 million buffaloes and 90 million goats in the country. About one sixth of the cattle, about half of buffalo and one fifth of goat population in world are in India. Animal husbandry plays an important role in the national life and accounts for about 10% of the national income. In particular the contributor of the cattle and buffalo to the economy is considerable. They are the main source of drought power in agricultural operations and rural transportation they provide essential, foods like milk and meal. www.entrepreneurindia.co Industries playing increasing roles in the struggle against world hunger include the poultry industry, which require less capital to enter than other animal industries, and the feed industry, which provides economical, feeds upon which the poultry industry depends. Any entrepreneur venture into this field will be successful. www.entrepreneurindia.co