Help!KGB. Overweight!

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Help!KGB. Overweight!

Post by showwinner » Tue Jul 02, 2019 5:36 am

Have a barrow overweight.He weighs 285 and limit is 280.11 days till weigh in.Started him on 4.5 grams paylean 3 days ago.Looks really good .Dont want to lose shape.How should I feed him and get back underweight?Been feeding 1 1/2 pounds 18 percent feed 3oz fat 1 oz soybean oil 4.5 grams paylean and some rolled oats ,barley and soy hulls.Thanks!

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Re: Help!KGB. Overweight!

Post by kgb » Tue Jul 02, 2019 8:08 am

With that diet the pig is going to continue to gain rapidly. He’s already overweight I wonder why you are feeding Paylean? Paylean dramatically increases growth rate, so does fat (soybean oil is 100% fat as well).

You can keep or improve shape without Paylean. My suggestion is to feed:
(Total daily feed; divide into 2 equal meals):
High Octane Fitter 35 3 lb
High Octane Depth Charge 1/2 lb

The pig should gain about 0.3 lb/day and weigh about 289 lb in 9 days. I don’t know if a way to lose weight (over several days) and make the pig look good. It’s also hard on the pig to do so.
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