Co-product Feeds - The way forward for pig farming

The reality of pig farming is tough at the moment. Not only are costs spiralling, but the market is volatile and the wider infrastructure is unstable. On top of that, the need to make pig operations greener continues to be felt ever more keenly. Thankfully, there is one bright spot on the horizon in the form of <a href="https://www.duynie.com/en-gb/products-uk/?productCategories=&amp;shapes=&amp;processes=&amp;properties=" data-anchor="?productCategories=&amp;shapes=&amp;processes=&amp;properties=">co-product feeds</a>.
In pig systems, feed accounts for a substantial proportion of production costs and around 60% of carbon use. By rethinking what the national herd eats, there are wins to made from all angles.

Co-products are cost effective replacements for expensive traditional feeds 
The cost of grain-based livestock feeds that are tied to the global market is volatile at the best of times and ever more so now. Feeds derived from the manufacture of human food and drinks are buffered from market instability, so are less prone to extreme rises and falls in price. This means they not only have nutritional value, but they also have considerable financial worth.
Co-product feeds reduce land use and the carbon footprint of livestock farming 
Crops grown specifically for traditional livestock feed use up land and carry first-hand responsibility for the carbon they produce. <a href="https://www.duynie.com/en-gb/products-uk/?productCategories=&amp;shapes=&amp;processes=&amp;properties=" data-anchor="?productCategories=&amp;shapes=&amp;processes=&amp;properties=">Co-product feeds</a> bear a low carbon burden as the primary human product accounts for most of it. By repurposing what could otherwise go to landfill, waste is avoided and the carbon footprint of meat and milk is minimised.
Co-products are nutritious and support performance 
Plant-based nutritious co-products from the human food and drink industries include <a href="https://www.duynie.com/en-gb/products-uk/moist-feeds/brewers-grains-pigs/">brewer’s grains</a>, <a href="https://www.duynie.com/en-gb/products-uk/liquid-feeds/potato-cream-pigs/">potato cream</a> and <a href="https://www.duynie.com/en-gb/products-uk/liquid-feeds/sedagold-syrup-pigs/">high-energy syrups</a>. They are highly palatable and can be blended to meet specific nutritional requirements. Co-product rations allow farmers to achieve their performance goals as effectively as, if not better than, carbon-heavy traditional alternatives. Some co-products can even be used to increase enteric methane inhibitor performance.
Co-products are highly regulated
As they result from the manufacture of human food and beverages, co-products meet the highest levels of hygiene, safety and traceability.
Co-products are sustainable
No farming business can get to net zero without addressing feed carbon. The carbon burden of feed varies across meat and dairy systems but it will always be weighty while livestock eat rations made from specifically grown crops. Co-products support a circular food system where nothing goes to waste. They have an instantly beneficial impact on the sustainability of any farming operation.

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The reality of pig farming is tough at the moment. Not only are costs spiralling, but the market is volatile and the wider infrastructure is unstable.

Duynie Feed UK | Co-product Feeds - The way forward for pig farming 