Feeding piglets better: An eight-step checklist

Imagine being a piglet, lying comfortably with brothers and sisters next to mum. And then – without prior notice, you are picked up and dropped off somewhere else in a busy place with loads of others. Gone is the milk, gone is the peace and quiet, help! What can producers do to help this piglet through weaning?     Despite the advances in technology, research, and experience, post-weaning feed intake remains low compared to the genetic growth potential of early-weaned pigs (weaned a