All disease begins in the gut

Post-weaning gaps in piglets can easily take 7 to 10 days. Some well-managed farms, however, can contain this to 1 or 2 days. Knowing what is going on in a piglet’s gastro-intestinal tract is the first step towards gaining control of these problems. Hippocrates, father of modern medicine, stated ‘All disease begins in the gut’, way back in 460-370 BC. That is still true to date. The gut is responsible for up to 80% of the immune system. Immunogloblin A (IgA) plays a very important role he