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Weaning is a source of major stress for the piglet, which has consequences on its digestive function including: reduction of feed intake, sub-optimal digestive
Saturday. July 7th, 2018Providing water to suckling and weaned piglets does not stop at having one water outlet per pen as these animals undergo significant digestive development
Friday. April 20th, 2018It is possible to have high-quality diets with less expensive alternative ingredients; you simply have to know where to find the ingredients.
Friday. April 6th, 2018Despite changes in weaning age, health status and management, piglets still require special feeds to overcome the sudden trauma of early weaning
Friday. April 20th, 2018Adding spray-dried plasma may support feed intake, weight gain and reduce diarrhea for piglets when mycotoxins are present in feed, say researchers.
Saturday. May 26th, 2018Long before the advent of zinc oxide, another mineral used to dominate piglet feeds: copper sulphate. It was known to reduce or prevent piglet diarrheas
Thursday. January 12th, 2017Understanding gut health is paramount in designing quality post-weaning piglet diets. Feed intake level determines gut health. Gut immunity is a daily challenge
Thursday. December 22nd, 2016Additive copper hydroxychloride in weaned pigs diets may improve weight gain and performance, but the exact mechanism involved remains unclear, says researcher.
Friday. May 11th, 2018Science provides consistent results for efficient replacement of antibiotics by functional plasma proteins.
Thursday. June 21st, 2018Energy is the most expensive, critical and essential nutrient in any pig feed and a nutrient that is used to prorate all other nutrients
Friday. May 18th, 2018