Species & Growth Stages
Nutritional target profiles used as goals by the balancer.
Poultry
7
Poultry (Broiler)
Starter (1–14 days)
- CP
- 22–24%
- ME
- 3000 kcal
- Ca
- 1–1.1%
- P
- 0.5–0.7%
- K
- ≥ 0.85%
- Moisture
- ≤ 12%
- Ca:P
- 2 ± 0.3
Poultry (Broiler)
Grower (15–28 days)
- CP
- 20–22%
- ME
- 3100 kcal
- Ca
- 0.95–1.05%
- P
- 0.47–0.65%
- K
- ≥ 0.8%
- Moisture
- ≤ 12%
- Ca:P
- 2 ± 0.3
Poultry (Broiler)
Finisher (29 days to market)
- CP
- 18–20%
- ME
- 3150 kcal
- Ca
- 0.85–0.95%
- P
- 0.42–0.6%
- K
- ≥ 0.75%
- Moisture
- ≤ 12%
- Ca:P
- 2 ± 0.3
Poultry (Layer)
Layer Phase 1
- CP
- 17–18%
- ME
- 2800 kcal
- Ca
- 3.8–4.2%
- P
- 0.4–0.55%
- K
- ≥ 0.6%
- Moisture
- ≤ 12%
- Ca:P
- 9.5 ± 1.5
Poultry (Layer)
Layer Phase 2
- CP
- 16–17%
- ME
- 2750 kcal
- Ca
- 4–4.5%
- P
- 0.38–0.5%
- K
- ≥ 0.6%
- Moisture
- ≤ 12%
- Ca:P
- 10.5 ± 1.5
Turkey
Starter
- CP
- 26–28%
- ME
- 2900 kcal
- Ca
- 1.2–1.4%
- P
- 0.6–0.75%
- K
- ≥ 0.7%
- Moisture
- ≤ 12%
- Ca:P
- 2 ± 0.3
Quail
Starter
- CP
- 24–26%
- ME
- 2900 kcal
- Ca
- 0.8–1%
- P
- 0.5–0.65%
- K
- ≥ 0.6%
- Moisture
- ≤ 12%
- Ca:P
- 1.8 ± 0.3
Ruminants
7
Cattle (Dairy)
High production
- CP
- 17–19%
- ME
- 2800 kcal
- Ca
- 0.8–1%
- P
- 0.45–0.55%
- K
- ≥ 1%
- Moisture
- ≤ 14%
- Ca:P
- 1.8 ± 0.3
Cattle (Dairy)
Dry period
- CP
- 12–14%
- ME
- 2400 kcal
- Ca
- 0.45–0.6%
- P
- 0.3–0.4%
- K
- ≥ 0.7%
- Moisture
- ≤ 14%
- Ca:P
- 1.5 ± 0.3
Fattening Calf
Growing
- CP
- 14–16%
- ME
- 2700 kcal
- Ca
- 0.6–0.8%
- P
- 0.35–0.45%
- K
- ≥ 0.7%
- Moisture
- ≤ 13%
- Ca:P
- 1.8 ± 0.3
Cattle (Beef)
Finisher
- CP
- 12–14%
- ME
- 2900 kcal
- Ca
- 0.4–0.6%
- P
- 0.25–0.35%
- K
- ≥ 0.6%
- Moisture
- ≤ 13%
- Ca:P
- 1.6 ± 0.3
Cattle (Beef)
Grower
- CP
- 13–15%
- ME
- 2750 kcal
- Ca
- 0.5–0.7%
- P
- 0.3–0.4%
- K
- ≥ 0.65%
- Moisture
- ≤ 13%
- Ca:P
- 1.7 ± 0.3
Sheep
Finisher
- CP
- 14–16%
- ME
- 2600 kcal
- Ca
- 0.5–0.7%
- P
- 0.3–0.4%
- K
- ≥ 0.7%
- Moisture
- ≤ 13%
- Ca:P
- 1.8 ± 0.3
Goat
Lactating
- CP
- 16–18%
- ME
- 2700 kcal
- Ca
- 0.7–0.9%
- P
- 0.35–0.45%
- K
- ≥ 0.8%
- Moisture
- ≤ 13%
- Ca:P
- 2 ± 0.3
Other livestock
1
Pig
Grower
- CP
- 17–19%
- ME
- 3200 kcal
- Ca
- 0.65–0.8%
- P
- 0.5–0.6%
- K
- ≥ 0.7%
- Moisture
- ≤ 13%
- Ca:P
- 1.3 ± 0.3