# Blood meal (spray dried)

> Blood meal (spray dried) typical nutrient profile (as fed, 91% DM): 88% crude protein, 1.5% fat, 2.75 Mcal/kg ME poultry, 7.5% lysine. Energy for poultry, swine and ruminants, amino acids, minerals and fiber, with substitutes.

- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/blood-meal-spray-dried
- Family: Animal & marine proteins
- Basis: as fed (typical values, not lab results). Source: Feedsoft Formulation reference library (NRC, Rostagno, INRA-CIRAD-AFZ, Feedipedia typical values)
- Market price: not tracked

## Composition

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dry matter | 91 | % |
| Ash | 5 | % |

## Energy

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ME poultry | 2.75 | Mcal/kg |
| ME swine | 3.15 | Mcal/kg |
| NE swine | 2.05 | Mcal/kg |
| ME ruminant | 3.15 | Mcal/kg |
| NE lactation | 1.92 | Mcal/kg |
| NE maintenance | 2.08 | Mcal/kg |
| NE gain | 1.42 | Mcal/kg |
| Total digestible nutrients | 80 | % |
| DE fish | 3.45 | Mcal/kg |
| DE shrimp | 3.3 | Mcal/kg |

## Protein

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crude protein | 88 | % |
| Lysine | 7.5 | % |
| Methionine | 0.95 | % |
| Methionine + cystine | 1.55 | % |
| Threonine | 3.9 | % |
| Tryptophan | 1.15 | % |
| Arginine | 3.6 | % |
| Valine | 7.2 | % |
| Isoleucine | 0.95 | % |
| Histidine | 5.2 | % |
| SID lysine | 6.45 | % |
| SID methionine | 0.85 | % |
| SID methionine + cystine | 1.3 | % |
| SID threonine | 3.3 | % |
| SID tryptophan | 0.98 | % |
| Rumen degradable protein | 17.6 | % |
| Rumen undegradable protein | 70.4 | % |

## Minerals

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Calcium | 0.3 | % |
| Phosphorus (total) | 0.25 | % |
| Phosphorus (available) | 0.2 | % |
| Sodium | 0.35 | % |
| Chloride | 0.3 | % |
| Magnesium | 0.16 | % |
| Potassium | 0.15 | % |
| Sulfur | 0.75 | % |

## Trace minerals

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Selenium | 0.75 | ppm |
| Copper | 9 | ppm |
| Zinc | 30 | ppm |

## Fiber

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crude fiber | 0.5 | % |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 2 | % |
| Acid detergent fiber | 1 | % |

## Fat

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ether extract (fat) | 1.5 | % |
| Linoleic acid | 0.2 | % |

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