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Kansas state university applied swine nutrition 3 from growth rate and feed intake data acids and nutrients should meet or slightly exceed the lysine requirements can be estimated using growth rate and feed intake data a simple rule of thumb is that grow finish pigs require approximately 20 g of. Metabolized energy me is the usable energy of a feed for the pig to live and grow and is obtained by subtracting the urinary energy loss from the de in most cases metabolizable energy of complete swine diets is approximately 96 of the digestible energy content so the conversion from de to me can be easily made. Diet but instead require energy and nutrients such as amino acids minerals and vitamins there are numerous ingredients available to use in pig feed information in this section is intended to help people make good decisions on sources of nutrients energy pigs need energy for mainte nance growth reproduction and feed additives goverment . Feed efficiency in swine is about 35 inherited and 30 growth rate selection for more efficient hogs can reduce costs by reducing the amount of feed required to grow a hog to market weight an average feed conversion is 35 pounds of grain for each pound of gain in growing finishing hogs or 550 to 750 pounds of feed are required to grow a