List Of Animal Feed Companies In South Africa

Animal feed is food given to domestic animals, especially livestock, in the course of animal husbandry. There are two basic types: fodder and forage.

Find below are the list of Animal Feed Companies In South Africa

EQUI-FEEDS

Meadow Feeds

Animal Feed Manufacturers Association

YARA ANIMAL NUTRITION SA (PTY) LTD

Afresh Brands

De Heus (Pty) Ltd

AFGRI Animal Feeds

Sano – Modern Animal Nutrition,Feeds and Premixes

Afgri Animal Feeds

Groenvoer Products cc

Protea Animal Feeds

Milmac Feeds

Meadow Feeds – Northern Region

Meadow Feeds (Natal)

Bradys Horse Feed Suppliers

NOVA FEEDS

Meadow Feeds Paarl

K K Animal Nutrition

Grains for Africa Commodity Brokers (Pty) Ltd

What are the types of animal feed?

Animal feeds are classified as follows: (1) concentrates, high in energy value, including fat, cereal grains and their by-products (barley, corn, oats, rye, wheat), high-protein oil meals or cakes (soybean, canola, cottonseed, peanut [groundnut]), and by-products from processing of sugar beets, sugarcane, animals and many more.

What are the components of animal feeds?
Energy Yielding Feeds:

Carbohydrates are energy giving or basal organic compounds, having hydrogen, oxygen and carbon (CHO) as their components. They provide the bulk of livestock feeds with hydrogen and oxygen occurring in the ratio of 2:1.

How is animal feed produced?

Modern feeds are produced by carefully selecting and blending ingredients to provide highly nutritional diets that both maintain the health of the animals and increase the quality of such end products as meat, milk, or eggs.

What are animal feed supplements?

Feed supplements are phosphate, calcium and trace mineral mixtures that can be given to grazing animals during the dry or rainy season. They supplement grazing when it is deficient in minerals and trace minerals.

What are the three methods of feeding animals?

The five most common ways of feeding domesticated animals are scheduled feeding, limit feeding, full feeding, free-access feeding, and supplemental feeding. Producers must train their animals through routine and gradual adjustments before switching from one feeding method to another