A by-product of the spirits industry is distillery decoction. The production of spirits yields 12 times the amount of decoction.

It is a very valuable product used in liquid feeding of pigs. It is characterized by a high content of essential amino acids and a high content of B vitamins.

The decoction extracted from direct spirit production contains 5 to 8 percent dry matter.

Grain or corn broth is recommended for feeding pigs with other raw materials (molasses, bread) no longer of such nutritional value.

When planning to purchase this raw material for feeding, it is important to keep in mind how and when to feed this product. The shelf life and storage of this raw material is a maximum of 4 weeks. The product should have a pH of about 4, and total protein in dry matter of about 35%. Not only is this raw material interesting due to its high protein level, but it also has about 10% fat and high levels of minerals: potassium – 1%, calcium – 0.07% and phosphorus – 0.77%.

Distillery broth is recommended to be fed from 3 – 4% in dry matter to starter feeds and up to 8% in dry matter to grower – finisher feeds, as well as to sows.

But palatability in combination with other raw materials. When combined with an inadequate amount of, for example, brewer’s mallet, liquid feed changes its taste and animals are reluctant to take it (the feed becomes bitter). Pigs react in the same way as with the administration of certain drugs.

Therefore, when introducing decoction into feeding, it is important to observe the feed intake of the animals (before each feeding block) whether the decoction feed is eaten out of the troughs or remains and in what percentage? This is a signal to correct and rebuild formulas and the feeding curve.