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    Rye for Swine

Hybrid Rye for Swine

Swine Feeding is Being Revolutionized!

With new avenues of research focusing on gut health, microbiome, butyrate supplementation, and animal welfare, why not find ONE simple feed ingredient that can do it all! In Denmark, Germany, Russia, Poland, and Spain, rye has rapidly become an established component of swine diets. KWS, in partnership with farmers and feed experts, are extending this knowledge and uptake of hybrid rye across the United States and Canada. Join the #ryevolution!

Swine Feeding Advantages

  • High in essential amino acids such as lysine, methionine, and threonine
  • Naturally high in soluble fiber
  • Intrinsic levels of phytase make the phosphorus in hybrid rye highly digestable and improve the phosphorus digestibility of other grains included in the diet
  • Prebiotic and resistant starch activity
  • Positive behavioral effects via satiety inducment, especially in finishers and sows
  • High fructan content results in decreased gut ulceration and promotes hind gut health

Analyzed nutrient composition of five sources of hybrid rye

Item KWS Hybrid Rye Item KWS Hybrid Rye Item KWS Hybrid Rye
DM, % 88.66 ± 0.649 Indispensable AA, % Dispensable AA, %
GE, kcal/kg 3814 ± 23.3 Arg 0.46 ± 0.013 Ala 0.40 ± 0.011
CP, % 9.34 ± 0.381 His 0.21 ± 0.005 Asp 0.65 ± 0.014
Ash, % 1.52 ± 0.049 Ile 0.33 ± 0.014 Cys 0.22 ± 0.009
Acid hydrolyzed 1.51 ± 0.112 Leu 0.58 ± 0.020 Glu 2.11 ± 0.115
Starch, % 55.57 ± 0.341 Lys 0.37 ± 0.010 Gly 0.41 ± 0.013
ADF, % 2.78 ± 0.189 Met 0.16 ± 0.004 Pro 0.89 ± 0.050
NDF, % 15.67 ± 0.840 Phe 0.43 ± 0.018 Ser 0.37 ± 0.010
ADL, % 0.77 ± 0.078 Thr 0.31 ± 0.009 Tyr 0.20 ± 0.004
Insoluble dietary 14.01 ± 0.454 Trp 0.09 ± 0.003 Total 5.23 ± 0.208
Soluble dietary 2.34 ± 0.349 Val 0.45 ± 0.014 Total AA, % 8.81 ± 0.306
Total dietary fiber, 16.36 ± 0.564 Total 3.39 ± 0.101    

Analyzed nutrient composition of five sources of hybrid rye (mean ± standard error)

Analyzed carbohydrate composition

Item KWS Hybrid Rye
Free sugars, μg per g  
Fucose 14.0 ± 0.69
Arabinose 66.0 ± 6.80
Galactose 61.7 ± 5.78
Glucose 2286.5 ±
Xylose 323.6 ± 18.55
Mannose 46.5 ± 2.90
Fructose 880.2 ± 81.71
Hydrolyzed sugars, mg per g
Arabinose 26.6 ± 0.83
Galactose 10.6 ± 0.18
Glucose 785.4 ± 1.86
Xylose 55.3 ± 1.30
Arabinose:Xylose 0.5 ± 0.00
B-glucans, % 2.1 ± 0.03
Fructans, % 1.1 ± 0.07
Sucrose, % 1.3 ± 0.09

Analyzed carbohydrate composition of three sources of hybrid rye (mean ± standard error)

Item KWS Hybrid Rye
CP 68.5 ± 2.12
Indispensable AA
Arg 3.6 ± 0.09
His 1.6 ± 0.00
Ile 2.4 ± 0.03
Leu 4.2 ± 0.09
Lys 2.3 ± 0.07
Met 1.2 ± 0.03
Phe 3.3 ± 0.09
Thr 1.9 ± 0.09
Trp 0.7 ± 0.03
Val 3.1 ± 0.10
Total 24.3 ± 0.58

Concentrations (g/kg) of standardized ileal digestible CP and AA in three sources of hybrid rye (mean ± standard error)

Concentrations of DE, ME and NE of two sources of hybrid rye (mean ± standard error)

Item KWS Hybrid Rye
Dispensable AA
Ala 2.6 ± 0.00
Asp 4.4 ± 0.12
Cys 1.5 ± 0.03
Glu 17.7 ± 0.44
Gly 2.9 ± 0.13
Ser 2.7 ± 0.07
Tyr 1.5 ± 0.03
Total 45.8 ± 0.98
Total AA 70.8 ± 1.52
DE, kcal/kg DM 3,633 ± 49.5
ME, kcal/kg DM 3,478 ± 20
NE, kcal/kg DM 2,730 ± 26

Concentrations (g/kg) of standardized ileal digestible CP and AA in three sources of hybrid rye (mean ± standard error)

Concentrations of DE, ME and NE of two sources of hybrid rye (mean ± standard error)

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