Rooting out the problems

Weaning is a time of many changes for young piglets, be it nutritional, environmental or psychological. In nature, weaning occurs at 9-20 weeks, with piglets running through the forest, rooting in the ground, playing with acorns. In a commercial pig farm, where efficiency is the key to profitability, weaning takes place a lot earlier than nature intended, at 3-4 weeks. It is no surprise therefore, that this early weaning process may give rise to some problems. As you can read in the article ‘H