Sow lactation feed cost per tonne (swine)
Least-cost cost of a sow lactation (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. Peak intake, peak demand. Density is everything.
Nutrient targets (as fed): ME swine ≥ 3.4 Mcal/kg, Crude protein ≥ 18.5 %, SID lysine ≥ 1.05 %, SID methionine + cystine ≥ 0.55 %, SID threonine ≥ 0.66 %, SID tryptophan ≥ 0.19 %, Calcium 0.78–0.92 %, Phosphorus (available) 0.38–0.48 %, Sodium 0.2–0.35 %, Crude fiber ≤ 4.5 %.
Ingredients allowed: Corn grain 0–72%, Soybean meal 48% 0–32%, Wheat 0–30%, Wheat middlings 0–15%, Corn DDGS 0–20%, Soybean oil 0–6%, 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%.