Creep feed intake in the farrowing room: What are the benefits?

A long-established feeding practise in the farrowing room is the provision of “creep feed,” which means the provision of feed to piglets while they are suckling the sow. Now what are the benefits? Animal nutrition expert Dr Francesc Molist of Schothorst Feed Research explains that creep feed provision is hypothesised to… Increase post-weaning feed intake Creep feed provision is aimed to reduce the weaning-associated dip in feed intake by creating a more gradual dietary transition