Solutions for West African Livestock Production
Feeding programs for broilers, layers, cattle, sheep, goats and pigs in West African conditions — the local constraint, the recommended formula and the KPI to measure.
Broiler Production
Local context28–49 day cycles, high ambient temperatures
!What you are dealing with
Heat stress in the hot season, uneven growth at day 28–35, high feed conversion ratio and rising feed cost per bird.
✓What we put in place
Starter/grower/finisher phased vitamin-mineral premix plus electrolytes for heat periods, with a formula adapted to maize and soybean meal available locally.
▲KPI to follow
Feed conversion ratio and mortality are the two numbers to track weekly — target FCR from 1.70 down and mortality under 5%.
Layer Production
Local contextPersistent laying rate, eggshell quality
!What you are dealing with
Laying rate drops after peak, broken and thin-shelled eggs in the heat, and uneven egg size for the market.
✓What we put in place
Layer mineral premix with organic selenium and manganese, calcium particle-size adjustment and vitamin D3 level raised for hot climates.
▲KPI to follow
Track laying rate, shell breakage percentage and feed intake per egg — improved shell quality is usually visible within 3 weeks.
Cattle & Ruminants
Local contextFattening cycles, dry-season feed shortage
!What you are dealing with
Slow daily gain in the dry season, acidosis risk on high-concentrate finishing rations, and cattle arriving at market under weight.
✓What we put in place
Beef cattle premix with rumen buffer and organic trace minerals, plus urea-mineral blocks adapted to dry-season roughage.
▲KPI to follow
Track average daily gain and feed conversion per pen — the rumen buffer usually removes the sudden intake drops within the first weeks.
Sheep & Goats
Local contextFlocks on pasture and crop residues
!What you are dealing with
Low weaning weight, poor fertility in ewes and lambs, and mineral deficiencies showing up as weak legs and poor wool or hair quality.
✓What we put in place
Sheep vitamin-mineral premix with cobalt and selenium, formulated for pasture and crop-residue diets, plus deworming protocols with veterinary products.
▲KPI to follow
Track weaning weight, ewe fertility rate and lamb mortality — mineral correction typically shows on the next lambing cycle.
Pig Production
Local contextPost-weaning period is the critical stage
!What you are dealing with
Diarrhoea and growth checks right after weaning, high piglet mortality and slow finishing weight.
✓What we put in place
Piglet premix with acidifiers and gut-health additives, gestating and lactating sow premixes with biotin and chelated minerals, plus water-soluble treatments.
▲KPI to follow
Track post-weaning mortality, average daily gain in the nursery and finishing days — most farms see the change in one batch.
Send us your farm data, get a tailored program
Species, herd size, feed ingredients you have available and your target performance — that is all we need to draft a program and a quotation.