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Choosing the right feed ingredients for every swine production stage

The right ingredient is only right when used at the right stage and at the right level.

Editorial Desk1 min read

Swine nutrition isn’t about pushing ingredients to their maximum inclusion. Piglets, growers, finishers, gestating sows and lactating sows each have very different nutritional and fibre requirements.

From rice and wheat by-products to DDGS, maize gluten feed and other alternative ingredients, smart formulation means balancing digestibility, nutrient density, fibre, ingredient quality and economics at every stage.

Because better feed decisions don’t just reduce cost, they support better performance, gut health and production efficiency.

Right ingredient. Right level. Right stage. Better results.

Cover slide: inclusion guidance for piglets, growers and finishers, gestating sows and lactating sows, with a takeaway on maximum versus ideal inclusion levels.
Rice-based ingredients: inclusion ranges by production stage for full-fat rice bran, de-oiled rice bran, rice hulls and coarse husk, with notes on fibre, oil and digestibility.
Wheat and bakery by-products: inclusion ranges by stage for wheat bran and bakery waste, with notes on fermentable fibre, palatability and quality variation.
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