Table 1 Wet and dry sieving results determining the absolute particle sizes of the types of feed administered to the slaughter pigs
Animal weight | Meal feed | Pelleted feed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dry sieving | Wet sieving | Wet sieving | ||
% < 1 mm | GMD | % < 1 mm | % < 1 mm | |
20–45 kg | 68.0 | 620 | 77.9 | 86.4 |
71.1 | 588 | 77.9 | 86.3 | |
69.3 | 613 | 77.0 | 85.4 | |
45–80 kg | 67.0 | 635 | 78.0 | 85.6 |
69.8 | 605 | 80.2 | 85.7 | |
69.2 | 609 | 79.5 | 85.5 | |
80–115 kg | 67.2 | 633 | 78.2 | 82.7 |
70.0 | 599 | 78.0 | 84.7 | |
68.3 | 621 | 77.9 | 84.2 | |