Bid_for_swine_nutrition_product_and_services.docx

BID FOR PROVIDING PREMIX AND SERVICES TO THE SWINE RECEARCH UNIT AT US MARC

The swine industry has introduced numerous changes as far as nutrition over the past few years. In order to have a closer link to the commercial industry we are going to connect with a commercial swine nutrition company to provide us with product that is acceptable for our nutritional requirements and also provide us with support and services that will give our research farm a connection to the commercial swine industry. This will add to the relevance of our research and may provide additional information for future projects.

Requirements of product and services to be provided:

Nursery – 10,000 animals Breeding herd – 450 animals Finisher – 4,500 animals

1) General

a) Company will have at least 1500 sows in their own research farm.

b) Have a Reproductive physiologist on staff.

2) Products

a) The nursery rations shall contain the Direct Fed Microbial(DFM)- Visano.

b) M-Mobilize, a combination mold binder/inhibitor, will be included in all ground rations.

c) A base mix for the following rations and a cost of product per animal:

i) Nursery 1 weaning to 15 pounds

ii) Nursery 2 15 to 25 pounds

iii) Nursery 3 25 to 50 pounds

iv) 50 to 100 pounds

v) 100 to 150 pounds

vi) 150 to 265 pounds

d) A base mix for the sows and a cost of product per animal annually including:

i) Gestation

ii) Lactation

iii) Gilt Developer

3) Services

a) Make regular contact with the swine operations manager to assure that product provided is meeting expectations.

b) Assist with periodic review of rations for optimal performance relative to commercial rations while meeting the guidelines of the research requirements also.

c) Assist with meeting guidelines and finding alternatives to aid in compliance with the new Veterinary Feed Directives that will begin in 2017.