The National Research Council (NRC) requirement for soybean meal net energy in pig diets was calculated more than 30 years ago and indicates that the net energy of soybean meal is 77% of corn’s net energy value. A lot has changed in pig production over the last 30 years, so a group of researchers and nutritionists across academia, industry and commercial operations has conducted studies to re-evaluate if the NRC book value for soybean meal net energy still applies to today’s pig diets.

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Source: Mikesell, Sarah. “Now Is the Time to Rethink Soybean Meal Net Energy in Pig Diets.” The Pig Site, 16 Sept. 2024.