EnMax™ is the most technologically advanced swine feed program in the world. EnMaxTMe mploys net energy formulation, crystalline amino acids and supplemental enzymes to improve diet digestibility. The diet provides pigs more energy from corn, reduces soybean meal use, and precision amino acid formulation means pigs do not waste energy breaking down excess amino acids they do not need.

EnMax™ is a revolutionary product that 1 boosts lean gain for the new generation of swine. In an environment of high ingredient and energy costs, instead of stripping Iingredients from feed rat ions to lower costs, EnMax™ maximizes the available energy of the ingredients.

"Compared to most swine grower/finisher diets EnMax™ is quite different and very precise," said Dr. Jim Hedges, vice president swine technical group for Ralco Nutrition. "EnMax™ is different. We formulate the diet according to amino acids, not protein and we are taking that to the Nth degree."

For Hedges, EnMax™ has been the culmination of decades of work with net energy formulation. Net energy is the actual energy pigs use to build muscle tissue. Far more precise than digestible energy or metabolizable energy, net energy places a higher value on ingredients that have a lower heat increment, which makes for a "cooler diet."

Today's lean hogs are much more susceptible to heat stress, but with EnMax™ the detrimental effects of heat greatly reduced. Hedges said precision are crystalline amino acid formulation gives EnMax™ the edge.

"Instead of feeding too much of the rest of the other amino acids required to get the right level of lysine, we use crystalline amino acids which are more valuable because the pigs don't need to break down the excess amino acids," Hedges said.

Crystalline amino acids have several advantages over traditional protein-bound amino acids. Crystalline amino acids require less energy to digest and extract leaving more energy for growth. Also, since finishing hogs do not have to breakdown excess amino acids less ammonia is produced which reduces odor.

Even small improvements in energy digestibility are important. The use of supplemental enzymes improves nutrient digestibility and feed conversion. The nutrient matrix of supplemental enzymes used in EnMax™ allows for lower fat, soybean meal and phosphorus supplementation of the diet. The decreased nutrient supplementation from other sources translates into cost savings for producers of $1 or more per hog.

Swine producers will see most of the cost savings when their pigs demonstrate a higher rate of lean gain while requiring less soybean meal. EnMax™ uses 100-150 pounds of soybean less per ton than conventional diets.

Producer Feature: Bret Lindaman

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