Balancing Rations
Pearson Square
- oldest and simplest method of balancing rations
- can only be used to determine the proportions of two ingredients
- frequently used for smaller herds and flocks
A List of the Protein Levels of Different Feeds
FOOD SOURCE %PROTEIN, BY WT
Dried fish flakes
76
76Dried liver 76
76Dried earthworms 76
Duckweed 50
50Torula yeast 50
50Brewers yeast 39
39Soybeans (dry roasted)37
37Flaxseed 37
37Alfalfa seed 35
35Beef, lean 28
28Earthworms 28
28Fish 28
28Sunflower seeds 26.3
26.3Wheat germ 25
25Peas & Beans, dried 24.5
24.5Sesame seed 19.3
19.3Soybeans (boiled) 17
17Wheat bran 16.6
16.6Oats, whole 14
14Rice polish 12.8
12.8Rye 12.5
12.5Wheat 12.5
12.5Barley 12.3
12.3Oats 12
12Corn 9
9Millet 9
9Milo 9
9Rice, brown 7.5
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This page was last updated on: November 26, 2007
Running the installation program located inside the zip file will place the software and the required support files in your Palm Desk synchronization conduit.
The program is free and is provided as a compressed zip file. To obtain a copy of WinZip, they have an icon to click on to get it also.
Enter a value in the Percent 1, Percent 2, Goal Percent,
and Total Weight fields. Click the button labeled "Click to Compute".
