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The protein provided by whole whey with six per cent dry matter and 13 per cent protein can save $20 a tonne on rations, depending on the price of soybean meal or other protein sources. Using whey at 20 per cent can reduce the amount of soybean meal in a ration from 200 kilos to 160. The minerals in the whey can also reduce the amount of premix required. However the savings using whey vary greatly according to what's left in it after the plant has drawn off as many valuable elements, particularly protein. A producer who buys whey permeate is saving only $5 a tonne, Rheaume said. There are still minerals available in this whey so the premix ratio could be lowered but the useful protein level is so low, soybean meal should actually be increased. All this assumes the producer has had a nutritionist balance the different rations, Rheaume said. The worst case scenario is that a producer feeds a permeate product as if it was whole whey in which case the pigs are getting lycine levels probably 15 per cent lower than expected. The difficulty with whey products that have had protein removed is that not only is the ratio of protein lower, but the proteins most necessary for pig growth are also the ones that are most valuable for fractioning off, Rheaume said. The proteins that are being pulled out also contain the most lycine, he said. Too often there isn't enough information coming with the fractionated whey and producers aren't getting the information they need to formulate diets for their pigs. The amount of whey being treated to recover valuable ingredients seems to be increasing, Too often there isn't enough information said. The savings using whole whey are even greater in a nursery diet, he said