Flavour supplementation improves piglet performance and sensory imprinting

Weaning in piglets is a stressful event that leads to low feed intake, compromising their health, performance, and welfare. However, researchers observed improvements in voluntary feed intake, milk production, and piglet weight gain by supplementing lactating sows’ diets with flavouring additives. This dietary enhancement also reduced excessive tissue catabolism and the estrus to weaning interval. The key to this lies in sensory imprinting, which links the taste of the sow’s diet with the