{"id":52325,"date":"2026-09-14T09:27:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/?p=52325"},"modified":"2026-09-16T08:36:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:36:39","slug":"poultry-performance-gains-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/es\/media\/stories\/poultry-performance-gains-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning Poultry Challenges into Performance Gains in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"

How a practical, data-led nutrition approach helped one poultry producer address real production pressures<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across Africa, poultry production sits at the center of a much bigger story. It<\/strong> supports food security, creates livelihoods, and helps supply affordable protein to growing communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feed costs remain a major pressure. Raw material quality can vary. Heat stress can disrupt flock performance. Intestinal health challenges can affect productivity. At the same time, many operations are looking for practical ways to manage antibiotic use while keeping birds healthy and production consistent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In practice, these challenges are not abstract. They show up in feed mills, layer houses, breeder operations, veterinary decisions, and daily business planning. For poultry producers in Nigeria, South Africa, and across the continent, the question is often simple: how do we protect performance when so many variables are moving at once?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For one integrated poultry producer in Nigeria, however, that question became urgent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The operation included commercial layers, breeder production, and feed milling. It was already a significant player in the market, with more than 280,000 commercial layers, 10,000 layer breeders, and an annual feed volume of 25,000 metric tons. The business produced eggs and day-old chicks for Nigeria and neighboring countries, while also planning further capacity expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But scale did not remove the pressure. The operation was dealing with high feed costs, inconsistent feed quality, intestinal disorders, heat stress, high mortality, and egg quality concerns. These issues were affecting performance and limiting the producer\u2019s ability to compete as efficiently as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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