Nutrition NotesSupplemental Nutrivantage® In Grow-Finish Pigs Facebook Twitter LinkedInDeveloping products that can help pork producers raise healthier pigs to feed a growing population is an ongoing effort at the KentNutrition Group Product Development Center. NutriVantage® Nutrition Optimizer® for swine is a research-driven feed supplementdesigned to help animals achieve optimum nutrition from their diet. Our exclusive NutriVantage formula is made with nutritionalcomponents that consist of a blend of organic macromolecules, trace minerals, antioxidants, and chelating agents. In the followingtrial, we evaluated NutriVantage at three levels (1.5, 3, and 4.5 lb/ton of complete feed at an added cost of $1.30, $2.60 and $3.15/ton,respectively by substituting NutriVantage for corn) in growing-finishing pigs. We utilized 1,896 pigs involving 24 replications per group.We used a five-phase program with 400 lb/ton of Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles in each diet. The overall performance data areshown below: Effect Of Nutrivantage On Overall Performance, Carcass Traits, Economics in Grow-Finish PigsGroups1234NutriVantage, lb/ton-1.534.5Number of Pigs474474474474Number of Pens2.7262.6712424Final Weight*, lb249.4248.9253.7250.5Days 0-112ADGc , lb1.8231.8191.8621.833ADFc , lb4.7614.7244.8304.738F/Ga2.6102.5972.5922.583Cost/lb Gainb , ¢21.0021.0421.1221.19Net Return, $/Pig@$50/cwt live price59.1958.9260.0758.90@$55/cwt live pricec69.4069.1070.5069.16@$60/cwt live pricec79.6179.2980.9379.42@$65/cwt live pricec89.8289.4791.3589.68@$70/cwt live pricec100.0399.65101.7899.94@$75/cwt live pricec110.24109.84112.21110.20CarcassPercent Leanb57.1857.2457.2957.33Dressing Percent75.4375.3374.8575.23Grade Premium, $/cwt5.475.345.645.48aNV linear (P < .05); bNV Linear (P ≤ .09); cNV Cubic (P ≤ .10)*Initial Weight/Group = 45.2 lbDISCUSSIONWe observed a response in gain and feed intake when pigs were fed diets with supplemental NutriVantage at 3 lb/ton of complete feed.In fact, the hogs were 4.3 lb heavier at market weight when the diets contained supplemental NutriVantage at 3 lb/ton comparedto those without. While the optimum level for growth and feed intake was 3 lb/ton, we did see that as the level of NutriVantage wasincreased, the improvement in feed efficiency continued, which helped to keep the cost/lb of gain just slightly higher than the pigs onGroup 1 without the NutriVantage. The improvements in gain with NutriVantage fed at 3 lb/ton resulted in very favorable advantagesan as the level of NutriVantage was increased.SUMMARYSupplemental NutriVantage for swine (Product # 8101) at 3 lb/ton of complete feed resulted in faster growth rates along withimprovements of $1.10/hog marketed (using a live price of $55/cwt).NN 03-04-19-SUPPLEMENTAL-NUTRIVANTAGE-IN-GROW-FINISH-PIGS.pdf">Download PDF