What guidelines should be measured in soybean meal to ensure receiving a good quality product?
Soybean meal must be heated to reduce the various antinutritional factors indigenous in soybeans, but the meal product should not appear burnt. Color, crude protein, and fiber levels are good indicators of quality meal and can be evaluated at most feed-testing laboratories. Frequently, ground limestone is added to processed soybean meal to improve its flowability. You should request guaranteed compositional information when purchasing soybean meal in bulk quantities, and retain a sample of the product upon delivery. Q. How can I effectively add fat in my on-farm mixer? Fat must be in a liquid form and be the last item added to the feed mixture in the mixing process. Unless a tank is available for the storage and heating of fat, most producers are not in a position to add fat to their swine diets. The use of dry fats can be added to feed mixers, but these fats are generally too expensive unless used for specialized use. When commercial feed is normally pelleted, fat is generally sprayed
