Sri Lanka's livestock sector faces unique challenges due to its humid tropical climate, which often leads to rapid degradation of stored organic matter and increased susceptibility to heat stress in poultry and cattle. The current reliance on imported raw materials makes the cost of compound feed volatile, forcing farmers to seek more efficient, concentrated alternatives.
In the poultry sector, there is a growing demand for high-performance chicken feed that can sustain rapid growth cycles while minimizing the use of antibiotics, shifting instead toward probiotic-based pharmaceutical additives to maintain gut health.
Furthermore, the dairy industry in the central highlands is increasingly adopting animal feed supplement programs to compensate for the mineral deficiencies found in local forage, aiming to stabilize milk production during the dry season.
