Show-Rite Eight

Show-Rite Eight is a low-lysine meal feed for managing excessive muscle development and controlling rate of gain, for show pigs from 125 pounds to show day. The page says it can be fed as a complete ration or blended with 10.0 diets. The about sentence on the page is missing a word between gain and is economically.

Product number on the page: #81934, 50-lb bag.

Guaranteed analysis

From the product page.

Nutrient	As printed	Amount
Crude protein	min	8.0%
Crude fat	min	4.5%
Crude fiber	max	7.5%
Calcium	range as printed	0.5–1.0%
Salt	range as printed	0.3–0.8%
Lysine	min	0.5%
Phosphorus	min	0.5%
Zinc	min	99 ppm
Selenium	min	0.3 ppm
Phytase	min	170 FTU/lb

Feeding directions

Feed as a sole ration to swine. Always supply a source of fresh, clean water. The page does not print a pounds-per-head amount. It also says the feed can be blended with 10.0 diets. No blend rate is printed.

Label

The page warns that the product contains added copper and should not be fed to sheep or related species that have a low tolerance to copper, and that it has been formulated specifically for swine and is not intended for other species. Lysine is printed as .5%. This table writes 0.5%. The page spells selenium as Selinium. The phytase footnote on the page is marked with two asterisks and defines FTU. The guaranteed analysis does not list a medication or ractopamine.

The exhibitor has to check the show’s current rules. The bag controls.