Healthy sow gut – higher litter weight

Sows have become more productive, resulting in more but vulnerable piglets. Simultaneously, sows endure large body weight losses during lactation. Keeping a healthy GI tract with stable microbiota is key for a sufficient feed intake and colostrum production. By Barbara Brutsaert, product manager, Selko Feed Additives and Petra Roubos, researcher, Nutreco R&D Economics drive pig farmers to produce pork meat at the lowest possible cost. This includes maximising the number of pigle