Particle Size in Swine Diets
Reducing particle size of the grower-finisher from an average of 1000 microns to an average of 700 microns could save about $1.78 per pig per annum. An investment in a few particle size tests per year is well worth the effort, explains Greg Simpson, swine nutritionist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) in the December 2008 issue of Pork News and Views.