Feedstuff Discovery - Blood Meal

Blood Meal

• By-product of the meat packing industry that is produced by grinding dried blood into a meal.
• Very high in protein, but low in the amino acid isoleucine.
• Lower in palatability and digestibility than many other protein sources.
• Good source of ruminant bypass protein, and used in limited amounts in young pig diets.

Average Nutrient Content

• Crude Protein = 80%
• Lysine = 7.0%
• Ruminant TDN = 60%
• Monogastric ME = 900 Kcal/lb

Physical Description - dark brown to dull red color and a granular to powdery texture.