The project is significant because it addresses the possible economical means to support the poultry farming in Guam. The research will include the observation and comparison of the physical characteristics, including weight, of the poultry throughout the project and upon ‘retirement’ when they are harvested for stewing meat. The controlled, balanced and nutritious diet of the poultry is critical and the research on the local feed and the mixture feed will determine the number of eggs laid and the number of years the poultry will lay eggs for the farmers. The research would also prospect the mixture of both imported feeds and local ingredients feed to gauge poultry welfare while feeding on the local feed or the mixture. The project would include utilizing manpower to gather local ingredients on island and processing the feed at the ranch. ![]() The farmer is proposing a research effort to scale up the preliminary version of poultry local feed at his farm. The problem at hand is the expensive importation of commercial poultry feeds that farmers access to sustain their poultry farming.
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