Pullet developer feed cost per tonne (pullet)
Least-cost cost of a pullet developer (pullet) 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. Weeks 7–15. Diluted and bulky, to build feed intake capacity.
Nutrient targets (as fed): ME poultry ≥ 2.75 Mcal/kg, Crude protein ≥ 16.5 %, Lysine ≥ 0.8 %, Methionine + cystine ≥ 0.65 %, Threonine ≥ 0.58 %, Calcium 0.9–1.05 %, Phosphorus (available) 0.38–0.45 %, Sodium 0.16–0.23 %, Crude fiber ≤ 6.5 %.
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 0–3%, 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%, Wheat bran 0–12%, Sunflower meal 0–8%, Soybean hulls 0–6%.