Which is the impact of going from 2 to 4 feeds in the fattening period?

We can reduce production costs by €2 per pig
We can reduce production costs by €4 per pig
We can reduce production costs by €6 per pig

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The correct answer is the first one: going from two stages to four would entail a cost reduction by almost €2 per pig, worsening the FCR by 30 grams, but keeping the same ADG with cheaper diets. Also, N excretion decreases by 10%.

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