Specifications include, but are not limited to: 3. Feed Orders One ISU Purchase Order will be awarded for both farms. When individual feed orders are placed, the swine farm manager or his designee will indicate the farm name, diet number (see Ration Sheet), and bin number. (Each feed bin will have a unique number.) 4. Ration Modifications ISU may request to modify feed rations during the duration of the order to reflect new nutrient requirements of the pigs or changes in the nutrient value of the primary feed ingredients. Feed supplier will be allowed to adjust the price per ton to reflect price increase or decrease resulting from ration modifications upon approval of ISU. 5. Feed Load Sizes For bidding purposes, the average load size is estimated at approximately 6 – 9 tons. If a load is significantly smaller, the Vendor may charge an appropriate fee. Please state that fee on the Form of Bid page. 6. Feed Quality ISU reserves the right to cancel this order without penalty should poor quality feed be delivered and is not rectified after sufficient opportunity has been given. 7. Feed Grind Size All rations will maintain an average micron size between 600-800 microns. 8. Ingredients All feed ingredients shall be thoroughly mixed. Primary ingredients to be corn, and soybean meal. There will be two rations, one with dried distillers grains (DDGS) and another without dried distiller grains (DDGS). Soybean meal shall not contain hulls. No other grains, grain by-products or wheat mids are allowed. 9. Phytase All rations to be formulated to maximize the use of phytase. The phytase used in the diets should be formulated to provide 0.12% AvP. If the feed mill runs out of Phytase, contact ISU Swine Farm Ben Drescher at 515-291-4725 to delay feed delivery or consider the use of non-Phytase diets provided to ISU. 10. Medications Diets do not include medications. If a medication is recommended by ISU’s Veterinarian, awarded feed vendor will add medications upon request of Swine Farm Manager and charge current price of medication and add to invoice(s). 11. Testing of Corn All lots of corn used in feed diets shall be tested regularly for Zearalanone (ZON) < 60ppb, Vomitoxin (DON) < 2ppm, and Fumonisin < 5ppm. Vendor shall also test corn for nutrient content and adjust rations based on the results.
