Half and half oats?

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Half and half oats?

Post by Bowtexan » Mon May 29, 2017 11:16 pm

Can feeding half oats and half feed work well? I have heard this twice lately and was wondering if there was something to it. A friend was told by the breeder he bought a pig from to feed his pig half oats and half feed until the pig was 175 lbs. I just don't see how that's enough feed to make the pig grow enough.

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Re: Half and half oats?

Post by dolfan31 » Tue May 30, 2017 12:13 am

Never done half and half. 3/4 feed, 1/4 oat groats (yaggies) until 125lbs and then 2/3 feed, 1/3 oat groats works very well. It is very important to note that it is oat groats (de-hulled) and not oats. There is a big difference between the two. Pigs do very well on oat groats. The above ration as been recommended to us by some big time breeders, they recommend showtec 18241 as the feed to go along with the oat groats.

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Re: Half and half oats?

Post by Bowtexan » Tue May 30, 2017 9:04 am

Sorry, maybe my question wasn't worded correctly. I understand the difference in the types of oats. I have used oats forever. Just have never heard of feeding them as a half and half ration from 8 weeks old till 175. In was just wondering if anyone is doing this and how their pigs grew. More of a curiosity I guess.

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Re: Half and half oats?

Post by dolfan31 » Wed May 31, 2017 1:00 am

I have never heard of anyone feeding half oats either

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Re: Half and half oats?

Post by All is Well » Sun Jun 04, 2017 10:11 pm

The 18241 with the steamed rolled oats is dead on. My sons pigs are gaining 2-3 pounds per day with that combo and 8 ounces of moorfat for more cover

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Post by Macs B » Tue Jun 13, 2017 2:10 pm

Once our show pigs reach 150 pounds we transition them onto a rolled oat supplement to their feed ration, so "in addition to" would be an accurate description. I like the digestive effect of feeding oats through 250 pounds and I think it helps to stimulate their appetite and keep them full when adjusting feeds.

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Post by flatwoodscattle » Sun Oct 08, 2017 7:15 pm

What do you get out of feeding oat groats. I understand it helps digestive. Does it also help them look deeper bodied. I am looking to increase the depth on a barrow that weighs 65lbs show is in February. Would I wait till later to start to feed for a deeper gut.

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Post by kgb » Thu Oct 12, 2017 7:38 am

Rolled oats don’t really help with body depth. Use High Octane Ultra Full for that.
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Re: Half and half oats?

Post by hogger39 » Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:57 pm

I know Sunglo has an 18 percent feed that has oats already in it. I will say that I never heard of doing half and half.

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Re: Half and half oats?

Post by luxie » Sat Nov 04, 2017 11:39 am

Henderson Feeds in Oklahoma make a ground oat called power oats that work very well as half the ration. They are ground oats with extra fat and protein. 7% fat 15%protein and high in lysine. The half oats half feed works extremely well on the real heavy muscled pigs
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