US: $14.28 Genesus pigs' competitive edge per ton

Published Mar 8, 2023

Tridge summary

A recent study by Genesus has found that their pigs require a different diet to optimize performance, leading to significant cost savings in feed. Compared to pigs from PIC, DNA, and Topigs Norsvin, Genesus pigs require a diet that is $14.28, $7.53, and $15.74 per ton cheaper, respectively. These findings, supported by research and a collaboration with Kansas State’s Swine Nutrition team, have been published in the Genesus Feeding Guidelines. This research highlights a strategy for reducing feed costs, a crucial factor in the current high feed market, by identifying pigs with lower feed requirements and optimizing their dietary needs.

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Original content

$14.28 per ton is the current competitive edge in average finisher diet savings for (55-290 lbs.) Genesus pigs compared to those of PIC pigs. $7.53 per ton is the current competitive edge finisher diet savings for Genesus pigs compared to DNA pigs. $15.74 per ton is the current competitive edge in average finisher diet savings for Genesus pigs compared to those of Topigs Norsvin pigs. We have done our homework. Over the past four years, we have completed 13 trials involving over 25,000 nursery and finisher pigs to determine our optimal dietary requirements. We have published the results in our Genesus Feeding Guidelines book and on our website www.genesus.com. In this time of high feed costs, genetics that can use a lower cost for a ton of feed is an advantage. Genesus does that, but we were being continually challenged that our recommended rations were very different than all other genetics. How could Genesus use rations that were so much cheaper per ton? To help rectify that ...

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