Turkey grower feed cost per tonne (turkey)
Least-cost cost of a turkey grower (turkey) 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 9–12. Protein easing off, energy climbing.
Nutrient targets (as fed): ME poultry ≥ 3.05 Mcal/kg, Crude protein ≥ 22 %, Lysine ≥ 1.25 %, Methionine + cystine ≥ 0.85 %, Threonine ≥ 0.8 %, Calcium 0.95–1.15 %, Phosphorus (available) 0.48–0.58 %, Sodium 0.15–0.22 %, Crude fiber ≤ 4.5 %.
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 0–7%, Limestone 0–3%, Dicalcium phosphate 0–3.5%, 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%, Poultry by-product meal 0–6%.