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. 2023 Jan 19;21(1):e07732. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7732

Table 5a.

Maize feed consumption

Animal species and category Body Weight (kg) Total daily intake (kg/animal) Inclusion rates (%)
Forage/silage Grain Gluten feed Gluten meal Milled by‐products (c)
Dairy cow 650 1 25 1 60 1 30 1 30 1 20 1 30 1
Beef cattle 500 1 12 1 80 1 80 1 30 1 15 1 30 1
Dairy Sheep 80 2 2.8 2 80 6 25 7 10 8 10 8 NA
Dairy Goat 60 2 3.4 2 36 9 67 10 20 11 14 12 NA
Rabbit 2 2 0.15 2 NA 30 13 11 14 NA NA
Fattening pig (a) 100 1 3 1 NA 70 1 20 1 10 1 75 1
Lactating sow (b) 200 1 6 1 20 1 70 1 20 1 10 1 75 1
Piglet 20 2 1 2 NA 24 15 NA 2.5 16 NA
Broiler 2 3 0.158 3 NA 70 1 10 1 10 1 60 1
Laying hens 1.9 1 0.13 1 10 1 70 1 NA 10 1 50 1
Turkey 7 1 0.5 1 NA 50 1 NA 10 1 50 1
Salmon 5 4 0.03 5 NA NA 10 17 10 17 NA
Carp 1 2 0.02 2 NA 6 18 NA NA NA
Cat 4 2 0.06 2 NA 50 19 15 20 35 19 NA
Dog 25 2 0.36 2 NA 50 21 30 22 32 23 NA
Horse 450 2 9 2 45 24 30 25 NA NA NA

NA: the GMO Panel is not able to recommend specific data. No data is expected.

(a)

BW, TDI and IR% data, as available in OECD, 2013 for finishing pig.

(b)

BW, TDI and IR% data, as available in OECD, 2013 for breeding pig.

(c)

although inclusion rates are available, the GMO Panel is not able to recommend specific data for the appropriate conversion factors (see Table 6a). No data is expected.

1

OECD, 2013

2

EFSA, 2019b, Table 3 – as per EFSA CONTAM Panel, 2011.

3

EFSA, 2019b, Table 3 – as per EFSA FEEDAP Panel, 2017.

5

Calculation based on feed intake as percentage of body weight based on Aas et al., 2020.

6

Aksu et al., 2006.

7

Bianchi et al., 2014.

8

Milis et al., 2005.

9

Baldin et al., 2014.

10

Sun et al., 2018.

11

Sampelayo et al., 1998.

12

Laudadio and Tufarelli, 2010.

13

Lebas and Duperray, 2017.

14

De Blas et al., 1995.

15

Agazzi et al., 2020.

16

Ahasan et al., 2019.

17

Berntssen et al., 2018.

18

https://www.iaffd.comthe International Aquaculture Feed Formulation Database.

19

Funaba et al., 2005.

20

Hill, 2004.

21

Félix et al., 2012.

22

Kawauchi et al., 2011.

23

Yamka et al., 2004.

24

Gatta et al., 2007.

25

Peiretti et al., 2011.