September 15, 2010 Volume 82 Number 38 2011 Feedstuffs ...

2011 Feedstuffs Reference Issue & Buyers Guide Volume 82, Number 38
September 15, 2010 Volume 82 Number 38

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Feedstuffs Introduction
Welcome to the 2011 Feedstuffs Reference Issue &
Buyer’s Guide — a multifaceted and unique source
of information for the feed and livestock industries.
The Feedstuffs Reference Issue provides:
• The feed industry’s best calculations of feed production. Reference Issue numbers, based on state-by-state animal inventories,
indicate how much primary feed is consumed per species in each part of the country.
• Information about where livestock are concentrated and in what volumes.
• Updated nutritional analyses for hundreds of feed ingredients. Check the fold-out table beginning on page 16.
• The latest on the nutritional needs of swine, beef and dairy cattle, poultry, horses and companion/exotic animals, written
by some of the top scientists in the world.
• The latest information pertaining to feed quality.
• A comprehensive Buyer’s Guide of products used in the feed grain and livestock industries, from vitamins to safety cages,
and the businesses the provide them.
• A directory of trade and industry associations and how to contact them, as well as the names and addresses of all federal
grain inspection agencies.
• Finally, a “yellow pages” section containing thousands of company names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail and internet
locations.
The Feedstuffs Reference Issue & Buyer’s Guide is designed for desktop use though the year. Additional copies are available
for $40 from Feedstuffs, Circulation Department, 255 38th Ave., Suite P, St. Charles, Ill. 60174, phone (630) 462-2883.
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Editor: Tim Lundeen
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Allen, Jim Linn, Steven Leeson, K.H. Kline, B.M. Vester Boler,
K.S. Swanson, G.C. Fahey Jr., Charles R. Stark, Frank T.
Jones, L.W. Whitlow, W.M. Hagler Jr. and D. E. Diaz
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Table of Contents
Feedstuffs Reference Issue & Buyers Guide 2011
Reference Issue Section
National and state marketing data on the grain and feeding industries.
3 Feed Marketing
Nutrition & Health
A guide to ingredient analysis, nutritional requirements and animal health.
16 Ingredient Analysis
18 Byproducts and Unusual Feedstuffs
24 Nutrient Requirements of Swine
29 Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle
35 Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle
46 Nutrient Requirements of Poultry
54 Nutrient Requirements of Horses
58 Nutrient Requirements of Pet
Feed Quality
62 Quality Control in Feed Manufacturing
68 Reducing the Risk of of Toxic Substances
74 Mycotoxins in Feed
Buyers Guide
85 Company Directory
Names, addresses and phone numbers of suppliers to the industry.
122 Association Directory
Names, addresses and phone numbers of industry associations.
132 Products & Services Directory
Listings of nearly 1,200 products and services available to the industry.
Other Departments
16 Ingredient Analysis Table
186 Product Gallery
188 Advertiser’s Index
The Feedstuffs Reference Issue
is designed for desktop use throught the year.
Additional copies are available for $40 from
Feedstuffs. Circulation Department, 255 38th
Ave., Suite P, St. Charles, Ill. 60174
Printed in the U.S.A.