Defining the minimum birth weight for piglets

Statistically, piglets with a higher birth weight have better chances of survival. Scientists endeavoured to find out whether there is a cut-off value where survival is jeopardised. Their advice: pay extra attention to any piglet below 1.13 kg. The fate of neonatal piglets is increasingly becoming a welfare issue in some countries. This is because the development of breeding highly prolific sows has had one downside: high litter sizes often mean that the number of weak piglets is also higher. T