How a Dutch pig producer increased earnings by 114 EUR per sow
Read about how Wilfred Bankers increased earning by 114 EUR per sow per year with EP199 for his sows and EP200 for his piglets.
Read about how Wilfred Bankers increased earning by 114 EUR per sow per year with EP199 for his sows and EP200 for his piglets.
In July 2019, Michael Rasmussen tried EP199 for his gestated sows and young females to improve appetite and consequently milk yield and the number of weaned sows. The last six months, the number of weaned piglets have improved considerably due to management and use of EP199.
EP199 helps the sow produce more uniform and vital suckling piglets. Pig producers experience that both the tiny and very large piglets are reduced, evening out the weight of the litter. Read more about how EP199 improves the quality of the litter.
In October 2019, Dortheasminde chose to feed EP199 for the sows to improve their productivity. At only 23,5 EUR a sow, he managed to wean three piglets more, increase weaning per litter by 0.7 piglets and add an extra 700 grams of weight at weaning.
European Protein recently started testing several of their new customers´ sows and piglets. The purpose is to document and compare the health impact of the farmers current feed with the company’s complementary protein EP199. Through DNA-test the farmer will be able to map his herds bacteria problems accurately. At the same time, the farmer will be able to evaluate his current feeds influence on gut health.