Can augers be used to blend diets on the farm?

Authors

S L. Johnston
Robert H. Hines
S L. Traylor
Joe D. Hancock
Keith C. Behnke

Keywords

Swine day, 1995; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 96-140-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 746; Swine; Phase-Feeding; Finishing; Mixing

Abstract

Growing/finishing gilts were fed two-, three-, four-, or five-phase diet regimens from 77 to 276 lb. The diets were mixed in either a conventional, horizontal ribbon mixer or a 9 ft auger. No interactions occurred among the mixer type and phase-feeding treatments. Pigs fed diets blended with the auger had similar ADG but slightly (4%) worse F/G compared to those fed diets mixed in the mixer. Finally, the three-phase regimen gave the lowest F/G and the lowest cost of gain.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 16, 1995

Recommended Citation

Johnston, S L.; Hines, Robert H.; Traylor, S L.; Hancock, Joe D.; and Behnke, Keith C. (1995) "Can augers be used to blend diets on the farm?," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 10. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6447