Creep-Feeding and Genetics

In the last couple years, I have observed a resurgence in creep feeding. Not only in smaller, family type operations, but also in larger settings where labor has always been in short supply. By creep feeding we normally mean the provision of a dry diet, usually pellets, but for the sake of this discussion let’s also include liquid milk replacers, and even any other nutritional supplement offered to piglets before weaning as a means of boosting their growth.   The main reason I was gi