Maximum level (%) in complete feed | |||||
| Ingredient | Starter |
Grower/ Finisher |
Gestation |
Gestation |
Remarks |
| Alfalfa meal, dehydrated | 0 |
5 |
50 |
10 |
A |
| Animal fat | 5 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
B |
| Barley | 0 |
80 |
80 |
50 |
C |
| Blood meal | 0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
D |
| Cottonseed meal | 0 |
5-10 |
5 |
5 |
E |
| Meat and bone meal | 0 |
5 |
10 |
10 |
D |
| Oats | 10 |
20 |
70 |
15 |
C |
| Peanut meal | 0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
F |
| Rye | 0 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
G |
| Tankage | 0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
F |
| Wheat bran | 0 |
0 |
30 |
10 |
C |
| Wheat middlings | 5 |
10 |
30 |
10 |
C |
A. High fiber, low energy but high in B vitamins.
B. High energy but can cause feed-handling problems when over 8 percent of the diet.
C. Low energy, high fiber (7 to 12 percent).
D. High protein, but can reduce diet palatability.
E. Low lysine compared to soybean meal; contains gossypol, a toxin for swine. Can replace up to 50% of the protein from soybean meal.
F. Low in lysine and methionine; can replace up to 50 percent of the protein from soybean meal.
G. Low energy, high fiber; can reduce feed intake.