Benefits of optimising feed protein for sows and piglets

Optimising feed protein can have several benefits for sows and piglets. Reducing undigested protein levels can reduce diarrhoea in piglets and cutting crude protein in lactating sow diets can increase feed intake, milk production and piglet vitality. In piglet nutrition, there are various reasons to never stop thinking about optimising protein levels. After all, one of the most successful ways to reduce diarrhoea is to reduce the amount of undigested protein that can enter the large intestine