Coconut oil: A new option for controlling pig pathogens

There is a wide range of bacteria that could affect a piglet’s gut around weaning. Applying medium-chain fatty acids in piglet diets can help improve performance and health. And where to extract these from? From coconut oil… Weaning is the most critical phase for piglets, the stress due to the separation of piglets from their mother, the mix of different litters, new environment and the change in the diets, from a liquid milk to a solid feed, is usually associated with low and variable feed