Popcorn for piglets – how to enhance digestibility?

At weaning, the young piglet’s gastrointestinal tract is not completely mature yet. That is why weaner feed is expensive – a lot of attention is paid to making feed ingredients as tasty and digestible as they can be. Puffing – a process essentially identical to making popcorn – is a sophisticated method to achieve just that. Piglets are exposed to a radical change of feed at weaning. They must switch from their mother’s milk, which is liquid, easily assimilated and naturally rich in