Question:
A 100 kg gilt (young female pig) gaining 350 grams of weight
Last updated: 7/9/2022
A 100 kg gilt (young female pig) gaining 350 grams of weight per day requires a diet containing 0.69% lysine. If you are formulating a diet using corn (0.3% lysine) and soybean meal (2.7% lysine), how many kilograms of each should be mixed together in order to get a 100 kg mixture that meets the lysine requirement? Setup a system of equations and solve. Label your answers.