Add to ORKGUse of feed budgets simplifies feed delivery and improves the accuracy of delivering diets to the correct pig weight ranges during the nursery and finishing periods. Little information has been available for determining farm-specific feed budgets in the past. In this paper, we will outline simple methods to customize a feed budget for individual farms using feed efficiency from past closeout records.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 19, 199
Two hundred finishing pigs were used to evaluate wet vs. dryad libitum feeding. Growth rate of finis...
"This budget presents information useful to swine farmers. Table 1 presents estimates for a feeder p...
Recent increases in specialized production of feeder pigs has stimulated interest in various methods...
Use of feed budgets simplifies feed delivery and improves the accuracy of delivering diets to the co...
Budgets were developed to help Kansas swine producers analyze the economics of separate-site product...
Quality feed can be manufactured on farm using hammer or roller mills for particle size reduction an...
Two feeding trials using 240 finishing pigs were conducted to evaluate meal feeding and ad libitum d...
KSU Lean Gain Assessment is a new program developed at Kansas State University to allow producers to...
Two hundred and twenty-four growing-finishing pigs were used to evaluate wet vs. dry ad libitum feed...
Feed costs per hundred weight for farrow-to-finish operations in Kansas were generally lower for a m...
During the past 6 yr, extensive research has been conducted at KSU to evaluate feeding systems and v...
Pigs in the control line ate more, grew faster, and were less efficient than those in the select lin...
Eighty-four pigs averaging 75 lbs. were used to evaluate feeding finishing hogs to 230, 260, or 290 ...
Various types of mechanical units designed to replace lactating brood sows are available. The Mini-M...
Groups of 6, 12, or 24 pigs averaging 37 pounds each were assigned to pens where each pig had 3.85 s...
Two hundred finishing pigs were used to evaluate wet vs. dryad libitum feeding. Growth rate of finis...
"This budget presents information useful to swine farmers. Table 1 presents estimates for a feeder p...
Recent increases in specialized production of feeder pigs has stimulated interest in various methods...
Use of feed budgets simplifies feed delivery and improves the accuracy of delivering diets to the co...
Budgets were developed to help Kansas swine producers analyze the economics of separate-site product...
Quality feed can be manufactured on farm using hammer or roller mills for particle size reduction an...
Two feeding trials using 240 finishing pigs were conducted to evaluate meal feeding and ad libitum d...
KSU Lean Gain Assessment is a new program developed at Kansas State University to allow producers to...
Two hundred and twenty-four growing-finishing pigs were used to evaluate wet vs. dry ad libitum feed...
Feed costs per hundred weight for farrow-to-finish operations in Kansas were generally lower for a m...
During the past 6 yr, extensive research has been conducted at KSU to evaluate feeding systems and v...
Pigs in the control line ate more, grew faster, and were less efficient than those in the select lin...
Eighty-four pigs averaging 75 lbs. were used to evaluate feeding finishing hogs to 230, 260, or 290 ...
Various types of mechanical units designed to replace lactating brood sows are available. The Mini-M...
Groups of 6, 12, or 24 pigs averaging 37 pounds each were assigned to pens where each pig had 3.85 s...
Two hundred finishing pigs were used to evaluate wet vs. dryad libitum feeding. Growth rate of finis...
"This budget presents information useful to swine farmers. Table 1 presents estimates for a feeder p...
Recent increases in specialized production of feeder pigs has stimulated interest in various methods...