Dairy lipids can narrow the piglet weaning dip

In piglet nutrition, dietary fat obviously provides energy, but it is also essential for tissue growth, cardiovascular health and the development of the enteric nervous system and the immune system. Extensive research has shown how a lipid-containing component of cow milk benefits the development and health of newborn infants; new perspectives loom for piglets too. “Milk fat globule membrane” (MFGM) is the full name of the lipid-containing component. As its name suggests, it is a membrane