Sow gestation feed cost per tonne (swine)
Least-cost cost of a sow gestation (swine) 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. Bulky and fibrous — satiety matters more than density here.
Nutrient targets (as fed): ME swine ≥ 3 Mcal/kg, Crude protein ≥ 13 %, SID lysine ≥ 0.55 %, SID methionine + cystine ≥ 0.36 %, SID threonine ≥ 0.42 %, Calcium 0.75–0.9 %, Phosphorus (available) 0.35–0.45 %, Sodium 0.18–0.3 %, Neutral detergent fiber ≥ 12 %, Crude fiber ≤ 9 %.
Ingredients allowed: Corn grain 0–72%, Soybean meal 48% 0–20%, Wheat 0–30%, Wheat middlings 0–15%, Corn DDGS 0–20%, Soybean oil 0–3%, Limestone 0–2%, Monocalcium phosphate 0–2%, Salt 0.35–0.5%, L-Lysine HCl 0–0.5%, DL-Methionine 0–0.3%, L-Threonine 0–0.3%, L-Tryptophan 0–0.1%, Vitamin premix 0.1%, Trace mineral premix 0.1%, Wheat bran 0–20%, Soybean hulls 0–15%, Beet pulp (dried pellets) 0–12%, Alfalfa hay (mid-bloom) 0–10%.