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A smart feed simulation pro- gramme can eliminate the need for dietary guesswork.


overall 4kg increase in bodyweight for each pig at the point of sale versus SBM-42, which is equivalent to a feed profit of € 3 per pig, or a profit of € 8 made on each pig place per year. Extrapolated further (by the 10,000 pig places on the hypo- thetical farm), the overall annual value gain achieved through reformulation is € 80,000.


When knowledge feeds success Working backwards, it is also possible to evaluate the dispari- ty in performance and economic impact between the 46% protein soybean meal product and the 42% protein soybean meal product. In doing so, it is possible to calculate that, in order for the pig producer to have broken even using the SBM-42 ingredient, the product would need to have been priced approximately € 40 per tonne cheaper than the de- sired product containing 46% protein soybean meal. As this example clearly shows, the added value of accurately understanding the composition and nutritive content of feed


200 Figure 2 - Comparing the composition of SBM 46


and SBM 42 starter diets. 173


180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0


SBM 46 diet Crude protein (g/kg) 165


Table 1 – Animal and economic performance calculated using the NutriOpt Swine model.


SBM 46 diet SBM 42 diet 10 9.5 SBM 42 diet SID lysine (g/kg)


Average feed intake (kg/day) Average daily gain (g/day) Feed conversion rate (kg) Final BW (kg)


Feed profit per pig (€ /pig)


2.06 872 2.37 126 71


Feed profit per pig place (€ /pig place/y) 212 SBM 42 diet


(not reformulated) (reformulated) 2.06 846 2.46 123 66


2.07 879 2.35 127 69


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– and its impact on both herd and business performance – should not be underestimated. By enabling producers to ac- cess key ingredient data and make vital calculations quickly and effortlessly, NutriOpt can help farms to maximise profits while saving time, effort and resources.


Figure 3 - Composition of starter diet when replacing SBM 46 with SBM 42 reformulation. 9.3


9.2


SBM 42 diet reformulated


9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 10


10.1


SBM 42 diet


SBM 46 diet


155


160


165 Crude protein (g/kg, bottom)


170


175 SID lysine (g/kg, top)


180


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