4 ways to reduce feed production costs

12-12-2022 | |
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Francesc Molist Manager Research and Development, Schothorst Feed Research, the Netherlands
Adding different feeding phases can help to reduce feed costs because the nutrient concentration can be decreased in later phases. Photo: Peter Roek
Adding different feeding phases can help to reduce feed costs because the nutrient concentration can be decreased in later phases. Photo: Peter Roek
Feedstuff costs of all ingredients have increased tremendously, as did the costs for energy. This resulted in an increase of production costs for feed producers and farmers. Many feed and pork producers are therefore critically reviewing what can be done to decrease feed costs/kg pork produced. Depending on each market and production system, producers have several options, explains Francesc Molist. Lowering slaughter weight The Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) increases more than linearly with inc


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