CBLM Flores
CBLM Flores
CBLM Flores
List of Competencies
BASIC COMPETENCIES
No. Unit of Competency Module Title Code
1 Participate in workplace Participating in workplace 500311105
communication communication
2 Work in a team environment Working in a team environment 500311104
3 Practice career Practicing career professionalism 500311107
professionalism
4 Practice occupational health Practicing occupational health 500311108
and safety procedures and safety procedures
COMMON COMPETENCIES
1 Apply safety measures in Applying safety measures in farm AGR321201
farm operations operations
2 Use farm tools and Using farm tools and equipment AGR321202
equipment
3 Perform estimation and Performing estimation and AGR321203
calculations calculations
4 Develop and update Developing and updating industry TRS311201
industry knowledge knowledge
5 Perform record keeping Performing record keeping AGR321205
CORE COMPETENCIES
1 Raise Organic Chicken Raising Organic Chicken AGR612301
2 Produce Organic Vegetables Producing Organic Vegetables AGR611306
3 Produce Organic Fertilizer Producing Organic Fertilizer AGR611301
4 Produce Organic Producing Organic Concoctions AGR611302
Concoctions and Extracts and Extracts
ELECTIVE COMPETENCIES
1 Raise Organic Hogs Raising Organic Hogs AGR612302
2 Raise Organic Small Raising Organic Small Ruminants AGR612303
Ruminants
Welcome!
Remember to:
Read information sheets and complete the self-checks. Suggested references are
included to supplement the materials provided in this module.
Perform the Task Sheets and Job Sheets until you are confident that your outputs
conform to the Performance Criteria Checklist that follows the sheets.
Submit outputs of the Task Sheets and Job Sheets to your facilitator for
evaluation and recording in the Achievement Chart. Outputs shall serve as your
portfolio during the Institutional Competency Evaluation.
When you feel confident that you have had sufficient practice, ask your trainer to
evaluate you. The results of your assessment will be recorded in your Progress
Chart and Achievement Chart.
You must pass the Institutional Competency Evaluation for this competency
before moving to another competency. A Certificate of Achievement will be
awarded to you after passing the evaluation.
You need to complete this module before you can perform the module on Produce
Organic Vegetables
MODULE CONTENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of this module, you MUST be able to:
1. Select healthy stocks and suitable housing
2. Set up-up cage equipment
3. Feed chicken
4. Grow and harvest chicken
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
1. Breed/strains breeds are identified as per PNS-Organic Agriculture-
Livestock and GAHP Guidelines
2. Healthy chicks are selected based on industry-acceptable indicators for
healthy chicks.
3. Suitable site for a chicken house is determined based on PNS
recommendations.
4. Chicken house design is prepared based on PNS recommendations.
5. House equipment installation design is prepared in line with PNS
recommendation and actual scenario.
6. House equipment is installed in line with housing equipment installation
design
7. Bedding materials are secured based on availability in the locality
8. Bedding is prepared in accordance with housing equipment housing design
9. Brooding facility is set up in accordance with the housing equipment
installation design.
10. Suitable feed materials are selected based on availability in the locality and
nutrient requirements of chicken
11. Feed materials are prepared following enterprise-prescribed formulation
12. Animals are fed based on a feeding management program
13. Feeding is monitored following enterprise procedure
14. Growth rate is monitored based on enterprise procedures
15. Health care programs are implemented based on enterprise procedures
16. Sanitation and cleanliness programs are implemented based on enterprise
procedure
17. Organic waste for fertilizer formulation is collected.
18. Suitable chicken for harvest is selected based on market specifications.
19. Production record is accomplished according to enterprise procedure
Contents:
Kinds and Characteristics of Feed Materials according to Philippine National
Standards
Preparation of Feeds
Advantages and disadvantages of different feeding management
Feed Recording and Inventory Management
Assessment Criteria:
1. Suitable feed materials are selected based on availability in the locality and
nutrient requirements of chicken
2. Feed materials are prepared following enterprise-prescribed formulation
3. Animals are fed based on a feeding management program
4. Feeding is monitored following enterprise procedure
Methodology:
Modular / Self-Paced Learning
Peer Group Discussion
Multimedia Presentation
Lecture / Discussion
Practical Demonstration
Condition:
The trainees will have access to:
1. Workplace Location
Chicken Farm Area
Chicken House
3. Training Materials
Competency-Based Learning Material for Raise Organic Chicken
Competency Standards
Training Regulations
Competency Based Curriculum
Assessment Method:
Written Test
Oral Interview
Practical Demonstration
Learning Objectives:
After reading this Information sheet, you MUST be able to:
Farm animals require a good diet for efficient production of the intended products,
growth, and maintenance. Organic Farming systems aim at growing and producing
most of the animal feeds on the farm to enable sustainable production and minimize
the risk of contamination of these feeds by chemicals that may be in use at other
sources where such feeds may be procured. Farm production of animal feeds also
promotes the achieving of the basic objective of organic farming which is the use of low
external inputs. The daily ratio for all farm animals should contain an average of 70%
carbohydrates, 25% proteins, and 5% vitamins, minerals, and oils.
The primary objective of feeding poultry is to convert low-quality feeds like cereal
grains, oilcake, and other by-products of agriculture and industry into high-quality
food like egg and meat.
1. Birds have no lips and teeth and hence cannot chew the feeds therefore, ration
must have chiefly concentrates (grains, oil cake, by-products).
2. Birds have a simple stomach; hence requirements are more precise.
3. Birds have a higher rate of metabolism than other farm animals therefore different
feed for different classes of birds is required as per recommended standards.
4. They are fed in groups.
5. Birds have no sweat glands to cool down their body hence their respiration, pulse
rate, and body temperature are relatively higher. Consequently, their metabolic
rate is higher. Accordingly, nutritional adjustments are needed.
6. Feed must be free from Aflatoxins.
7. Clean, fresh, and cool water must be made available at all times.
8. Birds are non-ruminants and hence feed must contain no more than 6 to 7
percent of crude fiber.
9. Birds are reared for a different purpose (Meat, egg, etc.), and hence according to
purpose, age, breed, size, and system of rearing the requirements must be
determined with a definite ratio of protein and energy.
Animals eat to acquire the energy and building materials that they need to live and
grow. Animals use energy to perform normal body functions such as breathing,
walking, eating, digesting, and maintaining body temperature. Nutrients provide
poultry with the energy and material needed for the development of bone, flesh,
feathers, and eggs.
Each of these components is important in providing poultry with the nutrients they
need, and a deficit of even one can have serious health consequences for poultry.
Water
Water is often overlooked, but it is one of the most important nutrients. An
animal can live without food longer than it can live without water. In a laying flock,
a shortage of water for just a few hours can result in reduced egg production, so
clean water should be available at all times. If you do not use automatic waterers,
fill the drinkers twice a day. If the drinkers are filled only in the morning, birds can
run out of water by midday. A laying hen drinks about 25% of her daily water
intake during the last two hours of daylight.
Water plays an important role in the body of an animal. Water softens feed and
carries it through the digestive tract. As a component of blood (90% of blood
content), water carries nutrients from the digestive tract to cells and carries away
waste products. Water also helps cool the bird through evaporation. (Birds do not
have sweat glands, so their heat loss occurs in the air sacs and lungs through rapid
respiration.)
A baby chick is composed of about 80% water. Even though this percentage
decreases as a bird gets older, the need for water remains. There is no precise
quantity requirement for water because there are several factors that affect the
amount of water a bird needs: age, body condition, diet, temperature, water quality,
and humidity. As a rule of thumb, poultry consumes twice as much water as feed.
Carbohydrates
Fats/Lipids
Fats have two and one-quarter times the calories of carbohydrates by weight.
Fat provides nine calories of energy per gram, while carbohydrates provide only
four. At room temperature, saturated fats are solids and unsaturated fats are
liquid. Examples of saturated fats that can be used in poultry diets include tallow,
lard, poultry fat, and choice white grease. Examples of usable unsaturated fats
include corn oil, soy oil, and canola oil. Common sources of supplemental fat in
commercially produced poultry feeds include animal fat, poultry fat, and yellow
grease. The high cost of vegetable oils makes including these fats in poultry diets
uneconomical. Fats are composed of smaller compounds called fatty acids. Fatty
acids are responsible for cell-membrane integrity and hormone synthesis. Although
there are many different fatty acids, poultry has a specific requirement for one—
linoleic acid—so it must be included in the diet. Linoleic acid is considered an
essential fatty acid because poultry cannot generate it from other nutrients (for
example, by converting one fatty acid to another).
Fats/Lipids must be present in the diet for poultry to absorb the fat-soluble
vitamins A, D, E, and K. In addition to its role in nutrition, fat is added to feed to
reduce grain dust. Fat addition also improves the palatability of feed (that is, makes
feed more appetizing).
Proteins
Proteins are complex compounds made up of smaller units called amino acids.
After a bird consumes protein, the digestive process breaks down the protein into
amino acids. The amino acids are then absorbed by the blood and transported to
cells that convert the individual amino acids into the specific proteins required by
the animal. Proteins are used in the construction of body tissues such as muscles,
nerves, cartilage, skin, feathers, beak, and so on. Egg white is also high in protein.
Amino acids are typically divided into two categories: essential and
nonessential. Essential amino acids are those that cannot be made in adequate
amounts to meet the needs of the animal. Nonessential amino acids are those that
the body can generate in sufficient quantities as long as appropriate starting
material is available. There are 22 amino acids commonly found in feed ingredients.
Most feed tags indicate only the percentage of crude protein in a given feed.
This information does not tell you about the quality of the protein used. Protein
quality is based on the presence of essential amino acids. For poultry, methionine
and lysine are the two most critical amino acids. Deficiencies of either of these will
lead to a significant drop in productivity and the health of the flock. Commercial
poultry diets typically contain methionine and lysine supplements. Because of these
supplements, the feed can contain less total protein; without supplements, the feed
would have to contain excessive amounts of the other amino acids to meet the
methionine and lysine requirements. The main sources of protein in poultry diets
are plant proteins such as soybean meal, canola meal, corn gluten meal, and so on.
Animal proteins used include fishmeal and meat and bone meal. Fishmeal can be
used only in limited quantities (less than 5% of the total composition of the diet) or
it will give poultry meat and eggs a fishy flavor.
Minerals
Minerals play a role in bone formation, but minerals are also needed for several
other important functions, including the formation of blood cells, blood clotting,
enzyme activation, energy metabolism, and for proper muscle function.
Vitamins are divided into two categories: fat-soluble and water-soluble. The
fat-soluble vitamins are A, D, E, and K. Vitamin A is required for normal growth
and development of epithelial tissue (skin and the linings of the digestive,
reproductive, and respiratory tracts) and reproduction. Vitamin D3 is required for
normal growth, bone development, and eggshell formation. Vitamin K is essential
for blood-clot formation.
If farm animals are to be productive (milk, eggs, meat, etc.), they must get suitable
food in sufficient quantities. If the fodder production of one’s farm is limited (which
usually is the case), it might be economically valid to keep fewer animals but supply
them with sufficient food.
The appropriate quantity and the mix of feed items will of course depend on the
type of animal, but also its main use (e.g., chicken for meat or egg production, cattle for
milk, meat or draft, etc.).
A balanced diet will keep an animal healthy and productive. Whether or not a farm
animal receives the appropriate amount and kind of fodder is usually seen by the shine
of its hair or feathers.
SELF-CHECK 3.3-1
Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer. Write the letter of your choice on your answer
sheet.
1. The daily ratio for all farm animals should contain an average of _______
carbohydrates, 25% proteins, and 5% vitamins, minerals, and oils.
a. 50%
b. 75%
c. 70%
d. 80%
1. C
2. A
3. supplier or source of feed and its registration number;
4. type of feed and supplements;
5. quantity;
6. declaration of ingredients;
7. document of feed analysis;
8. date of delivery;
9. date of manufacturing
10. batch number
Learning Objectives:
After reading this Information sheet, you MUST be able to:
Definition of Terms
Forms of Feeds
MASH - (physical form) a mixture of feed ingredients in meal form.
CRUMBLE- is a form of feed that is made from the crushed pellet.
PELLET – (physical form) feed formed by compacting through mechanical means
Ration Formulation
Ration formulation for poultry is influenced by the very specific amino acid,
mineral, and vitamin requirements and the limited availability of appropriate feedstuffs
to meet these. Standard requirements for poultry nutrition are set out in Leeson and
summers (1991) and Bolton and Blair (1974).
The major ingredients in poultry diets provide the protein and energy required
for poultry to maintain health, grow, and produce eggs. Consider that the essence of
being organic is not only harmless what nature has given to you but also mitigate waste
as much as you can and limit any resource or capital-intensive inputs.
Protein sources:
Trash fish
Soybean meal
Fish meal
Meat meal/bone meal
Field peas
Grasses & Forages
Energy source:
Rice bran
D1 (Crude Protein Content: 11 to 12%)
D2 (Crude Protein Content: 10%)
D3 (Crude Protein Content: 8.5 to 8.9%)
Corn meal
Sorghum
Barley
Oats
Wheat
Fats/lipids
Copra meal
Canola meal
Copra meat
Minerals:
Salt
Carbonized rice hull
Sources of Energy
1. Yellow Corn is one of the best grains for fattening chickens. It consists of eight to
nine percent crude protein, high in energy and low in fiber. It is highly digestible and
Sources of Protein
1. Corn Gluten Feed (CP 18 to 20%) is a combination of corn gluten and corn bran
mixed in such a proportion as to contain twenty-five percent protein. It is a good source
of carbohydrates.
2. Soybean Oil Meal. There are two types of soybean oil meal: high protein (46 % CP)
and low protein (43% CP). This is the only plant protein source that can replace animal
protein in the diet with almost the same protein quality.
3. Ipil-ipil Leaf Meal contains twenty-one (21%) proteins but is fed mostly for its
vitamin A and yellow pigmenting properties.
4. Copra Meal (20% CP) is the byproduct of coconut meat after the oil has been
extracted. It contains about twenty percent protein. It is the most common and cheapest
source of plant protein.
5. Fish Meal (58 to 60 % CP) is a good source of high-quality protein. It contains about
sixty to sixty-five percent protein. It also contains an adequate amount of carbohydrates
and fats.
6. Shrimp Meal when dried and ground is a good source of protein. It contains about
fifty-six percent crude protein but is low in energy. It may be used as a substitute for a
fish meal. Two major parts of shrimp are used in making shrimp meals, the shell (39%
CP) and the head (46% CP).
7. Meat and Bone Meal (50% CP) are by-products and trimmings of canning and meat
processing industries.
3. Rensonii
Crude Protein: 23%
Minerals
There are 13 minerals required by chicken which are grouped into macro and micro
minerals.
The macro minerals include calcium, phosphorous, chlorine, potassium,
manganese, copper, zinc, iodine, and selenium.
Cobalt, which is found in Vitamin B, is also essential for healthy red blood
corpuscles.
Calcium and phosphorous are needed for skeletal growth and bone and teeth
development found in the fluids and soft tissues of the body.
Salt improves the appetite, promotes growth, and is essential to hydrochloric acid
formation in the stomach.
Zinc protects the skin from the disease called mange.
Iron and copper are necessary for the formation of hemoglobin in the red blood
cells to prevent nutritional anemia.
All these minerals are found in various feedstuff like farm-produced feeds, protein
concentrates, and sea products.
These are organic substances important to the health and proper functioning of the
animals. They are needed in small amounts. Vitamins are classified either as fat–soluble,
which contains A, D, E, and K, or water-soluble which consists of the Vitamin B complex
and Vitamin C.
SELF-CHECK 3.3-2
Preparation of Feeds
3. What mineral improves the appetite, promotes growth, and is essential to hydrochloric
acid formation in the stomach?
a. Zinc
b. Iron
c. Salt
d. Calcium
4. What source of protein most common and cheapest source of plant protein?
a. Ipil-ipil leaf meal
b. Rice bran
c. Corn gluten feed
d. Copra meal
Fill in the blanks. Write the word/s to make the statement correct and complete.
Proper Nutrition is important to keep the birds 6. _________and 7. __________.
Preparation of Feeds
CRITERIA YES NO
Poultry chicken has 3 stages. The pre-starter, starter, and finisher stage. For every
stage, there are appropriate feed materials to gain the expected growth.
Below are the feed materials of the 3 stages of chicken with the exact amount of feed
materials.
(Fats/Lipids)
8 kg Copra meat/meal
(Vitamins)
2 liters FAA/FFJ/FPJ
(Minerals)
3 kg Carbonized Rice Hull
2 kg Sea salt
(Pro-biotic)
400 ml IMO
400 ml Molasses
(Fats/Lipids)
8 kg Copra meat/meal
(Vitamins)
2 liters FAA/FFJ/FPJ
(Minerals)
3 kg Carbonized Rice Hull
2 kg Sea salt
(Pro-biotic)
400 ml IMO
400 ml Molasses
(Fats/Lipids)
8 kg Copra meat/meal
(Vitamins)
2 liters FAA/FFJ/FPJ
(Minerals)
3 kg Carbonized Rice Hull
2 kg Sea salt
(Pro-biotic)
400 ml IMO
400 ml Molasses
Feed Chicken
The chicken will dig up part of their diet-insects, slugs and snails, sand and seeds –
but you must also provide them with chicken feed. Chickens need a quality balanced
diet that is 16 to 18% of crude protein and made specifically for their needs.
Special poultry waterers ensure that chickens always have access to fresh water.
Chickens also appreciate human interaction. This is going to sound weird but they
become your friends.
Mixed Corn
Mixed corn is usually 80 to 90% wheat and 10 to 20% maize. It is useful as a
scratch feed, it keeps hens active, scratching around looking for it but should only be
considered a treat. A handful per hen thrown late afternoon helps them to have a full
crop overnight.
The maize (yellow in color) is very fattening but can be useful during very cold
weather to help your hens keep warm- we increase my girls’ ration corn when it is cold
over the winter, after they have finished mounting (they need lots of protein during the
moult) since they are not laying eggs and need a little extra fat to burn in order to keep
warm.
Household Scraps
Feeding household scraps is no longer allowed according to DEFRA and can be a bit
hit and miss anyway. You do not really know what a hen is getting and the diet is very
unbalanced. It is for this reason that scraps used to be mixed into a mash by using
layers mash and water. The mixture should be a sort of crumbly mix, not too wet but
not too dry. Feeding scraps should be limited to at most 25% of a hen’s diet so as not to
tip the balance too far one way or another.
Greens
Ample green stuff should be provided for your hens. Grass cuttings, weeds and
offcuts from cabbages, cauliflowers and other greens can be provided at minimal cost.
Lettuce should be fed in moderation because it has very little nutritional (very little
protein and energy/calories) and avocado pear is poisonous to hens but most other
greens that come from the kitchen will be appreciated by your girls.
If you have an area in which you can grow cabbages in your garden, it may be
worthwhile thinking about growing a row for the winter. Cabbages will sit there in the
cold, perfectly preserved until picked. You will need to keep them covered with fleece
when there are cabbage white butterflies around but do not worry if they are a little
eaten, the chooks would remind.
Mealworms Treats
Many chicken raisers like to buy mealworms or chicken treats containing these.
Chickens love these and are easily tamed by using such tasty treats, however you
should keep in mind that animal by-product regulations mean that mealworms are not
really allowed to be fed to poultry.
Ration. Ordinarily the word ration refers to the amount of feed consumed by an
individual within twenty four hours. In poultry feeding however, where the birds are fed
collectively and the amount given daily is governed by the judgment of the feeder, the
word ration refers to the composition of the daily diet of the fowls rather than to the
amount given in one day.
Balance Ration. The ration should be adapted to the purpose in view. For instance,
a ration should contain more proteins than carbohydrates and the growing rations for
young chicks should be rich in ash and protein minerals. A balanced ration, therefore, is
one that furnishes the nutrients in a proportion that will properly and without waste or
excess of the nutrients feed a flock of poultry for a specified length of time.
Nutritive Ration. A ration sometimes referred to as wide, medium or narrow
rations. This classification is based upon the relation between the digestible proteins and
the digestible carbohydrates and fats, which relation is termed “nutritive ratio”. For
similar reasons, individual feeds are also classified as nitrogenous, medium or
carbonaceous foods. Corn is a carbonaceous or a wide ration feed, but dried shrimps is
a narrow feed, or in other words, it is a nitrogenous feed.
Feeding Newly Hatched Chicks. Hard boiled infertile eggs, chopped very fine, shell
and all, and mixed with four to five times its bulk, with bread crumbs, boiled rice or rice
bran, may be given to the newly hatched chicks. This should be given at regular
intervals, four to five times during the day, giving only a little at a time. This ration can
be fed during the first week allowing about one egg a day to every thirty chicks. Fine grit,
plenty of green, and clean cool water should be where the chicks can get them at any
time.
Feeding the older chicks. A mash mixture composed of two parts weight of rice
bran, one part of rice shorts (binlid), and one part of dried shrimps may be given four
times a day. If dried shrimps are not available, either ground snails or white ants (anay)
may be fed at noon, giving enough to keep the chicks busy for about twenty minutes.
Chicks should be given a chance to run out in the yard as much as possible, and should
have plenty of sunlight, which is essential for their normal growth.
Feeding the growing stock. Young chicks kept on a wide run may be fed with
either cracked or palay or both, and a mash mixture composed of one part each by
weight of rice bran or rice shorts, of copra meal, of corn meal and of dried shrimps. This
Drinking System
Drinking Type Requirements Sample
Nipple Drinkers <3 kg (6.6 lbs) 12 birds per
nipple
>3 kg (6.6 lbs) 9 birds per
nipple
Feeding System
Feeder Type Feeder Space
Pan Feeder 45-80 birds per pan (the lower ratio
for bigger birds)
Adjust feeder height daily so that bird’s breasts are level with the base of the feeder.
Feed must be distributed equally and uniformly throughout the feeding system.
Allow the birds to clear the feeders once daily.
Feeder space may need to be increased if the lighting program is modified.
Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer. Write the letter of your choice on your answer
sheet.
1. This stage of the chicken refers to the first 21 days
a. Post-Starter
b. Pre-Starter
c. Starter
d. Layer
4. The feeder should be adjusted daily to make sure bird’s __________ are level with the
base of the feeder
a. Beak
b. Breast
c. Feet
d. Leg
5. This term refers to the amount of feed consumed by an individual within twenty four
hours
a. Ration
b. Formulation
c. Ratio
d. Formula
Enumeration:
Enumerate the 2 types of drinking system
6.
7.
Enumerate the 3 feeding management practices
8.
9.
10.
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. A
6. Nipple drinkers
7. Bell drinkers
8. Ad Libitum
9. Restricted
10. Combination
Learning Objectives:
After reading this Information sheet, you MUST be able to:
For years farmers have been reporting information on a variety of forms for various
reasons. Effective management of a farming operation requires that records be kept so
managers can make informed decisions affecting the profitability and productivity of their
farms.
The farm should record and keep procurement documents of feeds, these include
but are not limited to the following:
Supplier or source of feed concentrate and its registration number;
Type of feed and supplements;
Quantity;
Declaration of ingredients;
Document of feed analysis;
Date of delivery; and
Date of manufacturing and batch number
Person in-charge
Remarks
The farm operator should keep an inventory management record, these include
but are not limited to the following:
Date
Materials
Quantity
Cost
Remarks
Enumeration:
Enumerate the 7elements that should be included in the daily feeding schedule
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Enumerate the 3 vital records and reports needed in Feed Recording and Inventory
Management
8.
9.
10.
1. Date
2. Days of culture of livestock
3. Kinds of Feeds
4. Time of Feeding
5. Quantity of Feeds
6. Person in-charge
7. Remarks
8. Procurement Records
9. Inventory Management Record
10. Daily Feeding Schedule