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Report no. 662


22.06.2004
Commercial finisher diets purchased in North Jutland 2003/2004

Abstract
A trial was carried out of commercial finisher diets purchased in North Jutland in the winter 2003/04.

The diets were recommended by the regional pig advisory office, and the local pig producers using the diets purchased them anonymously for the trial.

The trial comprised the following diets:

Group

1

2

3

4

5

6

Company

-

Nordjysk Andel

DLG

ATR

Hedegaard

DLG

Diet

Control

NA Plus

Basis Korn UK

ATR Mast DK

Svine Voks Korn

Profil 25

There was on average good agreement between the declaration and the analysed nutrient content.

The trial showed that the feed from ATR resulted in a significantly reduced productivity that was 8% lower than the diet from Hedegaard. The pigs given the feed from ATR had a higher feed conversion and a lower lean meat percentage than the pigs given the diet from Hedegaard, if measured over the entire growth period. In order to obtain the same economic result, the diet from ATR must be DKK 6 cheaper per 100 FUgp than the diet from Hedegaard. There were no differences in productivity between the remaining diets.
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