Feeding under heat stress

During the summer months, heat stress markedly reduces feed intake in lactating sows and fast-growing pigs. Below is a quick summary of the most important strategies, used around the world, to tackle that problem. By Ioannis Mavromichalis, PhD, Nutral, Madrid, Spain   Pigs reduce feed intake when under heat stress in an effort to curb generation of internal heat from digestion and metabolism of feed. Nutritional intervention strategies to overcome low feed intake during the summer months