Colostrum: Key to prevent diarrhoea in suckling pigs

It’s an old acquaintance of pig farmers, a very well-known phenomenon: scouring piglets in the farrowing house. There are ways to avoid it – not surprisingly, colostrum plays an important role in this process. Following a good start, it is a matter of keeping the piglets healthy through to weaning (and beyond). Piglets are born without any immune protection and it takes a couple of weeks before they can build their own active immunity. The only way to protect them in these critical weeks is