Food & Animal feed

Feeding

ProtiGrain® can be used in a variety of ways in the feeding of livestock.
The following proportions may be used as a guide to the maximum amounts in the rations for the different types of livestock:
Type of livestock  up to ... % ProtiGrain®  
Dairy cow  20  
Growing cattle  15  
Beef cattle  20  
Growing-finishing pig  10 - 15  
Sow, gestating  4  
Sow, lactating  8  
Broiler  5  
Laying hen  15  
Chicken layer, extensive  20  
Source: CropEnergies AG
Feed evaluation for ruminants
Feed values of ProtiGrain® for ruminants (in the dry matter)
UDP 5*  40%  
Net energy lactation (NEL)  7.4 MJ  
Metabolizable energy (ME)  12.2 MJ  
Usable raw protein (nXP)  242 g  
Ruminal N balance (RNB)  11.5 g  
* raw protein not digestible in the rumen at an assumed ruminal passage rate of 5% per hour
Feed evaluation for pigs
Feed values of ProtiGrain® for pigs (in the dry matter):
Metabolizable energy (ME)  12.2  12.7*  
Lysine, %  0.74  
Cystine + Methionine, %  1.19  
Threonine, %  1.06  
* new estimating equation of the Gesellschaft für Ernährungsphysiologie GfE (since 12/2006)

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