Compound feed for pigs and piglets: what is it made of, types and best manufacturers

Pig feed contains essential nutrients, amino acids and digestive enzymes. The mixture has a homogeneous structure, so the animals eat everything without choosing individual components. Food additives increase the digestibility of the feed, a balanced composition guarantees rapid weight gain.

What pig feed is made of

Manufacturers take into account the physiological state and age of pigs, produce dry food for different age groups. Mixtures differ in composition, meet the requirements of GOST. Compound feed prepared according to any recipe contains 6-12 main ingredients and additives.

For adults

In 1 kg of complete feed for meat fattening pigs 1.12 feed units, 100% digestible protein, 48% fiber, 7% calcium, 5.5% phosphorus, 6% lysine. The composition of the compound feed is shown in the table.

Corn and barley, taken in a 1:1 ratio 73.5Wheat bran 14Feed yeast 2.3Fish and meat and bone meal, taken in a ratio of 1:1 1.9 2.8 2 2 1 S alt0.5

	Sunflower or soybean meal
	Peas
	Herbal flour
	Chalk

For pregnant and lactating sows, special compound feeds are produced. Animals in these physiological states have special requirements for composition and nutritional value. Pregnant sows need fewer amino acids and minerals than nursing ones.

Raw material for dry concentrate production	Pregnant sows (%)	Lactating sows (%)
Barley	20-70	20-70
Oats	up to 30	Up to 15
Wheat, corn	Up to 40	Up to 40
Feed oil	0,5-1	1-3
Soya	Up to 10	Up to 15
Fishmeal	Up to 3	Up to 5
Peas	Up to 10	Up to 10
Rapeseed meal	Up to 10	Up to 7
Sunflower meal	Up to 10	Up to 5
Dry beet pulp	Up to 25	Up to 5
Wheat bran	Up to 20	Up to 5

Average daily portion per sow in the I gestation period - 2.3 kg, during the II gestation period - 2.9-3.3 kg, the last 5 days before farrowing - 1.5 kg. The amount of dry food per day during lactation is given by adjusting for the number of piglets:

• 8 suckers - 4.8 kg;
• 10 suckers - 5.5 kg;
• 12 suckers - 6.1 kg.

After weaning, the mass of complete feed is gradually increased to 7 kg within 10 days.

Content (%)	Barley	Oats	Shrot	Meat and bone meal	Alfalfa flour	Chalk	S alt	Premix
Producer boar	30	40	8	12	16	2	1	1

For piglets

Future livestock productivity depends on how sucklings are fed in the first days of life. Sows are given special nutrition so that the little piglets get the maximum amount of nutrients with milk. Already on the 3-7th day, they begin to give mixed feed crumbs. Pigs suckling the first month of life (4 to 30 days)

Piglets suckling the second month of life (31 to 60 days) Oat flour30%35%Linen oilcake10%9%Wheat bran Feed yeast 5%4%Return dry 10 %13%Fishmeal 10% 0.5% 0.3% 0.5%

Corn flour	28%	23%
5%	7%
6%		Chalk
0.5%		S alt

Fattening piglets from 2 to 4 months require a different composition, the percentage of ingredients in the feed depends on the weight of the animal.

WeightBarleyWheatCornPeas 9-20kg 6%3%20-45kg 35%20%23%12%5% 3%3%2%45-100kg 45%35%10%5%2%3%0%0%

				Sunflower meal	Meat and bone meal	Feed yeast	Premix
33%	23%	19%	10%	9%	3%

Types of compound feed

For piglets from the 5th to the 49th day of life, pre-launch feed is purchased. Starting from the 50th day, they switch to starter feeds. They are given until the weight of the gilt reaches 20-35 kg.With a piglet weighing 30-65 kg, growth feeds enriched with various additives are used. Adult boars and sows are being transferred to finishing feeds.

According to the release form

They produce 2 types of compound feed - loose and granules. Feed pellet fractions:

• for piglets do not exceed 8 mm;
• for adult animals do not exceed 10 mm.

Loose compound feed is produced in different grinding: fine, medium, coarse.

As intended

Mixed feed is used as an additive to the main menu or as the main feed. In the first case, concentrated feed is used, in the second case, complete feed.

For remontant pigs aged 4-8 monthsFor meat fatteningFor fattening for lard Full rations Concentrated SKK-54, -57SKK-50, - 51SKK-52SKK-55SKK-58

Type	For sows and boars	For piglets
SPK-1,-2	SPK-3, -4, -5	SPK-6	SPK-7, -8, -9, -10, -11, -12	SPK-13

Top Producers

There are factories for the production of concentrated feed for pigs in many federal districts. In total, there are 55 large manufacturers in Russia. The first lines of the rating are occupied by:

• Cherkizovo Group LLC;
• JSC Prioskolie;
• APH Miratorg.

Premium feed brands are supplied by the British company AB Agri and the German company AGRAVIS Raiffeisen.

Homemade pig feed

It's profitable on a farm to make your own concentrated feed mix. The main ingredients for its production are shown in the table.

30 20 20 10 Wheat0,2 S alt

Sunflower meal
Corn
Barley

The rate of compound feed per 1 kg of weight gain is 5.5 kg.

To make homemade feed mix equipment required:

• to maintain the exact proportions - scales;
• for grinding ingredients - grain crusher;
• to destroy bacteria in the mixture, increase its digestibility - extruder;
• for shaping the feed mixture - granulator.

First, the grain is washed, dried, then it and other ingredients are passed through a grain grinder. The resulting mixture is thoroughly mixed, water is added. The mass is passed first through an extruder, then through a granulator. The pellets obtained at the exit are dried and used to feed pigs. group

Ingredient Quantity1Adult PigsBarley 300gOats 250gHerbal Meal (Alfalfa)120g Meat and bone meal110 g Sunflower cake Crushed chalk S alt 2 1 kg Feed yeast Crushed chalk S alt

		70g
		20 r
		10 r
		Piglets	Barley
	Feed lard	40g
		90 g
		15 g
		5 g

Feeding rules

Up to six months, piglets are fed 3 to 5 times a day, adult boars and sows are fed 2 times a day. Calculate the daily rate, divide it by the number of feedings. Weaners and weaners are given warm (30 °C) feed mass.

Dry food to water ratiosLiquid3:1Thick2.5:1Sticky Wet placer Dry placer 1:0.5

Consistency of finished feed mix
1,5:1
1:1

Water is added right before feeding. Pigs on fattening are mixed with root crops (beets, carrots), potatoes, peas, breeding boars, in addition to the feed mixture, are given milk and products of animal origin, pregnant sows are supplemented with greens, potatoes, bean hay.

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