HENRIK AARØ-HANSEN ADVISOR, LANDBOSYD TESTING PRIMEFEED Between May and June 2018, DLG PrimeFeed was tested against a competing weaning feed. The testing took place in a conventional herd and was headed by advisor Henrik Aarø-Hansen, Landbosyd. The testing was repeated twice, against control feed Combat 1 from A-One. Refer to Table 1 for test results of both repetitions. The testing included 77 pigs with the average entry weight amounting to 4.66 kg in both groups. Each repetition period was two weeks. TABLE 1. TEST RESULTS OF PRIMEFEED WEANING PRODUCT TEST Entry weight per pig, kg (average) Entry weight group, kg (total) Finishing weight per pig, kg (average) Finishing weight group, kg (total) Daily gain, pig/day Number of pigs Feed per kg daily gain, kg Daily feed intake group, kg/day (total) CONTROL A-ONE COMBAT 1 4,66 360 7,73 595,0 218 77 1,15 19,4 TEST DLG PRIME ZINK MINI 4,66 360 8,08 622,0 244 77 1,11 20,9 DIFFERENCE +0,35 +27,0 +25 - 0,040 +1,5 DIFFERENCE % +4,5 +4,5 +11,5 -3,6 +7,7 RESULTS FROM WEANING TEST Compared to control feed Combat 1, the tests showed increased daily gains (+11.5%), improved daily feed intake (+7.7%) and improved feed conversion (-3.6%) for Prime Zink Mini. Please refer to Table 1. ECONOMY After the two weeks, a total of an extra 27 kg of 1,25 EUR/kg was obtained (kilo adjustment/piglets, basic listing). This totals 33,8 EUR covering all pigs, corresponding to 0,44 EUR/pig. P19033
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