Needs and challenges of pre- and post-weaning piglets

The most challenging time in the life of a piglet is just after birth and around weaning. Through focused management and the right nutritional strategies, pre- and post-weaning mortality can be reduced, and performance optimised. In Denmark, creep feeding for many years has been considered ‘the evil stepchild’; something that was done, but at the same time the cost was kept at an absolute minimum. The philosophy was, that feeding the piglets pre-weaning did not affect mortality; the only pu