Look out for the iron gap

Anaemia in piglets as a result of iron deficiency was thought to be something of the past by supplying iron in the piglets’ first week. In modern production, however, anaemia is back, affecting welfare and profits. It’s time to re-open the case. By Anne Mette Strunz Hanl, DVM, Ø-Vet A/S, Denmark Anaemia in piglets is a condition characterised by a lack of iron-carrying haemoglobin in the red blood cells. In effect, this means that the vital oxygen-carrying capacity from th