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Homestead® Feeds are designed for the producer who chooses not to feed any antibiotics or rendered animal proteins to their animals.  Homestead Starter Feeds are balanced for the digestive needs of the young pig. They are ideal for covering the range of weaning weights often associated with batch farrowing. The Homestead Starter Program is designed to maintain uniformity among pigs and to maximize weight gain.

About the Product

 

Homestead Phase 2 Complete Feed
A complete pelleted feed designed for pigs twenty to twenty-six days of age or eleven to fifteen pounds of body weight.

Homestead Phase 3 Complete Feed
A complete pelleted feed designed for pigs twenty-six to forty days of age or fifteen to twenty-five pounds of body weight.

Homestead 4-75 HD Premix
A premix to be used with corn and soybean meal for pigs forty to seventy days of age or twenty-five to sixty-five pounds of body weight.

Homestead 4 Concentrate
A grind and mix starter to be used with corn for pigs forty to seventy days or twenty-five to sixty-five pounds of body weight.

Organic Selenium
Reduces incidences of mulberry heart and improves the pig's immunity and health.

Direct Fed Microbials
The Homestead Pelleted Complete Feeds contain direct fed microbials to aid in the digestion of the feed and improve gut health.

Pelleted Complete Feeds
Makes these feeds convenient, palatable and easy to feed.

Premix or Concentrate
For Flexible mixing that utilizes homegrown grains.

 

Nutrient Analysis

 

Nutrient Analysis: Complete Feeds 

Nutrient Phase 2 (#5Y9S) Phase 3 (#5Y9U)
Crude Protein, min, % 20.0 20.0
Lysine, min, % 1.55 1.45
Crude Fat, min, % 7.0 6.0
Crude Fiber, max, % 3.0 3.0
Calcium, min-max, % 0.5-1.0 0.5-1.0
Phosphorus, min, % 0.7 0.7
Salt, min-max, % 0.5-1.0 0.5-1.0
Selenium, min, ppm 0.3 0.3
Zinc, min, ppm 3,000 3,000
Phytase, min, FTU/lb* 907 907

One unit of phytase activity (FTU) is defined as the quantity of enzyme which liberates 1 micromol of inorganic phosphorus per minute.

 


 
Nutrient Analysis: Premix/Concentrate

Nutrient 4-75 HD Premix
(#51CA)		 4-Concentrate
(#56WD)
Crude Protein, min, % 12.0 34.0
Lysine, min, % 6.81 2.5
Crude Fat, min, % 1.0 4.0
Crude Fiber, max, % 1.0 4.0
Calcium, min-max, % 14.9-17.8 1.4-1.9
Phosphorus, min, % 6.0 1.1
Salt, min-max, % 11.0-13.2 0.8-1.3
Selenium, min, ppm 8.0 0.60
Zinc, min, ppm 3,200 240
Phytase, min, FTU/lb* 3,020 --------------

One unit of phytase activity (FTU) is defined as the quantity of enzyme which liberates 1 micromol of inorganic phosphorus per minute.

Feeding Directions

Homestead Starter Complete Feeds
Feed as the sole ration to starting swine according to age and weight. Always provide a source of clean, fresh drinking water. 

Homestead 4-75 HD Premix

Lysine % 1.40% 1.35% 1.25%
Homestead 4-75 HD Premix, lb. 75 75 75
48% Soybean meal, lb. 650 620 550
Corn, lb. 1275 1305 1375
Total, lb. 2000 2000 2000
  Mix as directed above and feed as the sole ration to starting swine. Always provide, clean, fresh drinking water.
 
Lysine, % 1.35% 1.25% 1.20%
Homestead 4-Concentrate, lb. 980 875 825
Ground Corn, lb. 1020 1125 1175
Total, lb. 2000 2000 2000
Mix as directed above and feed as the sole ration to growing swine. Always provide clean, fresh drinking water.

 

Ingredients

Refer to specific product tag for ingredient listings.

Caution

These products have been formulated specifically for swine and are not intended for other species. DO NOT feed to cattle or other ruminants. 

Product Number

#5Y9S - Homestead® Phase 2 Complete Feed, 50 lbs.
#5Y9U - Homestead® Phase 3 Complete Feed, 50 lbs.
#51CA - Homestead® 4-75 HD Premix, 50 lbs.
#56WD - Homestead® 4 Concentrate, 50 lbs.