Nutritionists Face a Tradeoff Between Cost and Performance
Optimal profit is unlikely to be had with the least-cost nutrition.
Although it can be tempting for nutritionists to stretch the synthetic lysine level to 10 or more pounds for finishing pigs (>230 pounds) to provide the lowest feed input cost, pig performance due to the adjusted diet decreases given the loss of productive energy, resulting in a net negative cost impact.
Especially for younger generation nutritionists, understanding the overall cost benefits of feed formulations can help them think beyond the sticker price of a given formulation and instead consider the larger ROI – understanding the research and weighing all factors to make the best choice for the business.
"One of the greatest pleas [we] can make for the young nutritionist is to push away from your least-cost diet formulation and turn to…where you can look for optimal profit.”
- R. Dean Boyd, PhD, Consultant, Animal Nutrition Research, LLC
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