Layer phase 1 feed cost per tonne (layer)
Least-cost cost of a layer phase 1 (layer) template formula, re-solved weekly at Feedsoft benchmark prices by market: history, what drove the change, the current mix and the ingredients close to entering it. Peak production. Note the high calcium for shell quality.
Nutrient targets (as fed): ME poultry ≥ 2.75 Mcal/kg, Crude protein ≥ 17 %, Lysine ≥ 0.82 %, Methionine + cystine ≥ 0.72 %, Calcium 3.9–4.3 %, Phosphorus (available) 0.4–0.5 %, Sodium 0.16–0.23 %, Crude fiber ≤ 6 %.
Ingredients allowed: Corn grain 0–70%, Soybean meal 48% 0–45%, Wheat 0–30%, Corn DDGS 0–8%, Meat & bone meal 0–5%, Soybean oil 0–6%, Limestone 0–12%, Dicalcium phosphate 0–3%, Salt 0.3–0.45%, DL-Methionine 0–0.6%, L-Lysine HCl 0–0.6%, L-Threonine 0–0.3%, Vitamin premix 0.1%, Trace mineral premix 0.1%, Sunflower meal 0–8%, Wheat bran 0–10%.