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. 2018 Aug 16;16(8):e05367. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5367

Table E.2.

Live weights and feed intake for pigs, poultry, ducks and fish

Animal species Live weight (kg) Feed intake (kg dry matter/day) Reference
Pigs: starter 20 1.0 EFSA (2012)
Pigs: finishing 100 3.0 EFSA (2012)
Pigs: lactating sows 200 6.0 EFSA (2012)
Poultry: broiler starters 0.7 0.075 Leeson and Summers (2008)
Poultry: broilersa 2 0.12 EFSA (2012)
Poultry: laying hens 2 0.12 EFSA (2012)
Turkeys: fattening turkeys 12 0.40 EFSA (2012)
Ducks: fattening ducks 3 0.14 Leeson and Summers (2008)
Salmonids 2 0.04 EFSA (2012)
Carp 1 0.02 Schultz et al. (2012)
a

Fattening chickens.