Maize production statistics in detailed values for this are not available, however, although it is considered that in tropical countries most of it is used for poultry production, yellow maize is preferred for livestock feed and is It is given as whole grain, broken or coarsely ground, dried or steamed.
▶ And it is usually supplemented with other sources of vitamins or protein. The use of feed formulas is not yet widespread in tropical countries, but commercial poultry establishments are emerging that will undoubtedly demand greater use of rations containing corn.
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The use of corn with quality protein as animal feed shows good potential for pig production, but has not yet been fully exploited; In the previous section, the use of CCM maize was already commented on.
The importance of maize with quality protein in the composition of pig rations has been widely demonstrated, and its use is quite widespread in Brazil and China. It is possible that the use of quality protein corns as an ingredient in swine rations could help reduce costs, depending on the price relationship between these corns and common corns.
One of the possible reasons for the limited use of these maize in pig rations so far may be their limited availability on the market, since their cultivation has not yet been developed on a commercial scale.
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