Healthy piglets start with good sow nutrition

10-08-2016 | | |
The nutritional benefit of a quality source of colostrum cannot be underestimated. <em>Photo: Jan Willem Schouten</em>
The nutritional benefit of a quality source of colostrum cannot be underestimated. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten
With the modern sow being bred to produce larger litter sizes, with a greater capacity for milk production, as well as being a leaner animal with a different metabolism, diets need to match this to ensure the production of viable, thriving piglets, while allowing sow potential to be realised. The need for new research to understand how best to feed the modern sow is now more important than ever, with efficiencies, sustainability and welfare being key driving factors behind this. The 60s, 70s


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