A look at phase feeding of sows during gestation

Not a single day is the same in the life of a gestating sow. Each day marks a further growth of the unborn piglets – and in theory each day would require a new nutritional strategy. By dividing gestation into three phases, sow nutritional needs can be more clearly defined in detail: What do they need? During gestation the objective should be to feed the sow to ensure that: she produces an adequate number of piglets of acceptable body weight the mammary glands are properly developed to safeg