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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: oinky on May 28, 2010, 01:59:53 pm

Title: Feeding pigs with malted barley residue?
Post by: oinky on May 28, 2010, 01:59:53 pm

I've been feeding my pigs, ftt, with 'expended' malted barley. I do some home beer brewing using grain and after the mashing process I am left with barley which has had all of the sugars extracted. The pigs like it but I'm wondering if it has any nutritional benefits or if it is merely a 'pig muesli' - ie. just there to keep them 'regular'? (Not that they need it)

Title: Re: Feeding pigs with malted barley residue?
Post by: Hilarysmum on May 28, 2010, 06:10:42 pm

No idea, but if you feed them their normal rations and they start to get "porky" cut back a bit.