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FEED COSTS
FOR FINISHING HOGS
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| Table
5 shows feed costs for differing feed prices and feed conversion
rates. Panel A givescosts of raising hogs from 55 to
250 pounds while Panel B gives costs from 10 to 250 pounds.
Ascan be seen from Table 5, both prices and conversion rates
have large impacts on costs.Feed costs are constructed using
rations contained in Pork Industry Handbook,
"Swine Diets"(PIH-23,
Illinois Cooperative Extension Service). Table 4 shows
feed quantities resulting fromthese diets. |
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Table
4. Feed Quantities for Different Feed Conversion Rates.
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Feed Soybean
Oil Base
mix Pig
Conversion
Rate Corn
Meal
44% (Vits.,
min) Starter
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| Panel
A. Quantities for Raising Pigs from 55 to 255 lbs. |
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(bu.)
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(lbs.)
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(lbs.)
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(lbs.)
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| 2.6 |
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7.2 |
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97 |
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19 |
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0 |
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| 2.8 |
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7.8 |
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104 |
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21 |
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0 |
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| 3.0 |
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8.3 |
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112 |
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22 |
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0 |
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| 3.2 |
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8.9 |
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119 |
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24 |
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0 |
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| 3.4 |
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9.4 |
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127 |
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25 |
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0 |
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| 3.6 |
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10.0 |
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134 |
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27 |
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0 |
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| Panel
B Quantities for Raising Pigs from 10 to 255 lbs. |
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| 2.6 |
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8.6 |
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118 |
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27 |
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8 |
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| 2.8 |
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9.3 |
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127 |
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29 |
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8 |
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| 3.0 |
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10.0 |
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136 |
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32 |
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8 |
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| 3.2 |
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10.7 |
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145 |
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34 |
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8 |
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| 3.4 |
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11.3 |
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154 |
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36 |
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8 |
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| 3.6 |
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12.0 |
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163 |
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38 |
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8 |
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